Evidence-based to value-based medicine

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brown Melissa M
Group Author: Brown Gary C 1949-; Sharma Sanjay, M.D
Published: AMA Press,
Publisher Address: [Chicago]
Publication Dates: c2005.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xvii, 339 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 1579476252 (pbk.)
Index Number: R199
CLC: R199.712
Call Number: R199.712/B879
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to evidence-based and value-based medicine -- Barriers to entry -- Healthcare economics -- Total quality management and evidence-based medicine -- How to evaluate health-related quality-of-life instruments -- Classification of health-related quality-of-life instruments -- Function-based quality-of-life instruments -- Preference-based quality-of-life instruments -- Time-tradeoff utility analysis -- Construct validity -- Where is the value? -- Discounting made simple -- Decision analysis -- Costs -- Economic healthcare analyses -- Cost-utility analysis -- Guide to performing a cos
"An introduction to the principles behind value-based medicine and its role in improving the quality of healthcare in the U.S. and maximizing the use of healthcare resources"--Provided by publisher.