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| Title |
Microeconomic Surplus in Health Care: Applied Economic Theory in Health Care in Four European Countries
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Pharmacology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fphar.2013.00017 |
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| Authors |
S. Walzer, M. Nuijten, C. Wiesner, K. Kaier, P-O. Johansson, S. Oertel |
| Abstract |
Introduction: In economic theory economic surplus refers to two related quantities: Consumer and producer surplus. Applying this theory to health care "convenience" could be one way how consumer benefits might manifest itself.Methods: Various areas of economic surplus were identified and subsequently screened and analyzed in Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, and the UK: Cesarean births, emergency room visits (nights or weekends), drug availability after test results, and response surplus. A targeted literature search was being conducted to identify the associated costs. Finally the economic surplus (convenience value) was calculated.Results: The economic surplus for different health care areas was being calculated. The highest economic surplus was obtained for the example of response surplus IVF-treatments in The Netherlands.Conclusion: The analyzed examples in this article support the underlying hypothesis for this research: "Value of convenience defined as the consumer surplus in health care can be shown in different health care settings." Again, this hypothesis should be accepted as a starting point in this research area and hence further primary research is strongly recommended in order to fully proof this concept. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 14 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 14 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 36% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 21% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 14% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 21% |
| Unknown | 2 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 February 2013.
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