Health Economics and Healthcare Reform: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

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"This book is a comprehensive source of academic material on the importance of economic structures and policy reform initiatives in modern healthcare systems. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as clinical costing, patient engagement, and e-health"--Provided by publisher. Title Page Copyright Page Editorial Advisory Board List of Contributors Table of Contents Preface Section 1: E-Health Chapter 1: Telemedicine and Electronic Health Chapter 2: Mobile Health Technology Evaluation Chapter 3: Customer Value Dimensions in E-Healthcare Services Chapter 4: Realizing the Value of EHR Systems Critical Success Factors Section 2: Finance Chapter 5: Health Infrastructure and Economic Development in India Chapter 6: The Health Outcomes in Recession Chapter 7: The Impact of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme on Township Hospitals' Utilization and Income Structure in Weifang Prefecture, China Chapter 8: Anatomy and Significance of Public Healthcare Expenditure and Economic Growth Nexus in India Chapter 9: Health Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 10: Evaluating Cost Sharing Measures in Public Primary Units in Greece Chapter 11: Policies and Politics Chapter 12: Linking Cost Control to Cost Management in Healthcare Services Chapter 13: Relational Dynamics and Health Economics Chapter 14: How Behavioral Economics Can Help When You Think You Don't Have Enough Money Section 3: Healthcare Administration Chapter 15: The Determinants of Health Expenditures in Tunisia Chapter 16: Health Expenditure Chapter 17: Bridging the Gaps With Nonprofits Chapter 18: From the Margins to the Mainstream Chapter 19: The Administrative Policy Quandary in Canada's Health Service Organizations Chapter 20: Human Resources for Mental Health in Low and Middle Income Countries Chapter 21: Demand for Health Care in Kenya Chapter 22: Hospital Units Merging Reasons for Conflicts in the Human Resources Chapter 23: Framework of Indian Healthcare System and Its Challenges Section 4: Medical Practice Chapter 24: Could Patient Engagement Promote a Health System Free From Malpractice Litigation Risk? Chapter 25: A Simulation Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Chronic Disease Management Interventions Index