Health Economist / Senior Health Economist
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2wfqDFE on July 31, 2017 at 10:28PM NCG364 – Health Economist / Senior Health Economist. Salary: £26,900 – £45,415 per annum. Location: London. Deadline: 30/08/2017 23:59.
Month: July 2017
Healthcare Triage: Hay Fever and Allergies Can Lower Student Test Scores
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2vZqRBu on July 31, 2017 at 09:26PM Health issues can negatively affect people’s lives in an astoundingly wide array of ways. Recent studies indicate that students who suffer from allergies may perform worse on tests when testing occurs on high pollen count days. So how can we help all these […]
9-10 NOVEMBRE 2017 : COLLOQUE “DÉTERMINANTS SOCIAUX ET PROFESSIONNELS DES INÉGALITÉS DE SANTE – L’apport de la cohorte Constances”
from Actualités at http://bit.ly/2uREzpO on July 31, 2017 at 08:37PM La cohorte Constances est une « Infrastructure nationale en biologie et santé » labellisée par le Programme des Investissements d’avenir. Ouverte à la collectivité de recherche, elle apporte également des informations pour l’Assurance maladie, et permet le suivi de nombreux indicateurs de santé publique.
INSCRIPTIONS COLLOQUE ANNUEL 18 et 19 SEPTEMBRE 2017 HOSPINNOMICS
from Actualités at http://bit.ly/2uRKds3 on July 31, 2017 at 08:37PM Hospinnomics, la chaire en économie de la santé, créée par l’AP-HP et PSE-École d’économie de Paris, organise son prochain colloque annuel dans les nouveaux bâtiments de l’école d’économie de Paris – 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris. Il portera sur « From Science to Policy-Making : […]
Director / Director, Worldwide Health Economics and Outcomes Research
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2vYMHVQ on July 31, 2017 at 06:51PM Project Description: This position is for an experienced health economics and outcomes research professional to support value demonstration of …
Many ‘narrow network’ insurance plans exclude top cancer centers
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2uNThQd on July 31, 2017 at 06:51PM … MD, associate professor in the department of radiation oncology at Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, …
Frost & Sullivan Honors XIFIN with Prestigious 2017 North American Revenue Cycle Management …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2vYMH8i on July 31, 2017 at 06:51PM The company’s health economics optimization platform is a connected health solution that facilitates connectivity and workflow automation for …
Contrary to popular belief, deodorant OK for breast cancer patients: Study
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2tRRdUB on July 31, 2017 at 06:51PM … therapy," Dr. Brian Baumann, a radiation oncologist at Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and lead author told HCB News. He says …
Single-Payer is the American Way
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2vbaN28 on July 31, 2017 at 05:35PM By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE As is customary for every administration in recent history, the Trump administration chose to impale itself on the national spear known as health care in America. The consequences so far are precisely as I expected, but one intriguing phenomenon is surprisingly beginning […]
Can premium differentiation counteract adverse selection in the Dutch supplementary health insurance? A simulation study
from The European Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2vf6vGu on July 31, 2017 at 03:09PM Abstract Most health insurers in the Netherlands apply community-rating and open enrolment for supplementary health insurance, although it is offered at a free market. Theoretically, this should result in adverse selection. There are four indications that adverse selection indeed has […]
Resources and Costs Associated with the Treatment of Advanced and Metastatic Gastric Cancer in the Mexican Public Sector: A Patient Chart Review
from PharmacoEconomics – Open at http://bit.ly/2vlAv4e on July 31, 2017 at 02:42PM Abstract Background Little evidence is available on the management and cost of treating patients with advanced or metastatic gastric cancer (GC). This study evaluates patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and resource utilization for these patients in Mexico. Methods Data were collected from three centers […]
Medical school seniors are applying to more and more residency positions
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2wdFSz6 on July 31, 2017 at 01:27PM Here’s an article on the application process that precedes the medical match: Residency Placement Fever: Is It Time for a Reevaluation? Gruppuso, Philip A. MD; Adashi, Eli Y. MD, MS Academic Medicine, 92(7), July 2017, p 923–926 Abstract: The transition from undergraduate medical education to […]
Consultant – Health Economist
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2f0Od5K on July 31, 2017 at 12:40PM Our client is looking for a talented Health Economics Consultant to join their expanding team. Newly developed opportunity, created to expand the …
Using Genomic Information to Guide Ibrutinib Treatment Decisions in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
from PharmacoEconomics at http://bit.ly/2vXJaak on July 31, 2017 at 12:36PM Abstract Background Genomic tests may improve the stratification of patients to receive new therapies in several disease areas. However, the use of expensive targeted therapies can impact on the cost effectiveness of these tests. This study presents an economic evaluation of genomic testing in chronic […]
Chris Sampson’s journal round-up for 31st July 2017
from The Academic Health Economists’ Blo… at http://bit.ly/2tWnNc0 on July 31, 2017 at 12:00PM Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of some of the most recently published peer reviewed articles from the field. We don’t cover everything, or even what’s most important – just a few papers that have interested the author. Visit our […]
How to repair the health law (It’s tricky but not impossible)
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2uMuLz3 on July 31, 2017 at 10:13AM "One of the best quick fixes that is not controversial is reinsurance," said Paul Ginsburg, a health economist who directs the Center for Health Policy at …
Cost-effectiveness of screening for HIV in primary care: a health economics modelling analysis
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2uMcH89 on July 31, 2017 at 06:28AM Early HIV diagnosis reduces morbidity, mortality, the probability of onward transmission, and their associated costs, but might increase cost because of …
Associate Professor, Health Economics
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2tPFEgK on July 31, 2017 at 03:19AM Within the Institute is the Centre for Applied Health Economics which has several programs of research in health economics, including health …
Santa Rosa ranks No. 8 in child well-being, Escambia is No. 42, according to new report
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2vWandj on July 31, 2017 at 12:14AM … how youth in each of the state’s 67 counties are faring in 16 categories related to education, health, economics, and family and community stability.
Hundreds of counties at risk for no Obamacare insurer in 2018
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2heUXgS on July 30, 2017 at 09:55PM … but it could easily grow significantly if a couple major insurers decide to exit," Larry Levitt, health economist at the Kaiser Family Foundation, said.
Journal of health economics
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2v9j6eV on July 30, 2017 at 09:06PM Terkko Navigator is a medical library community for the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital. Personalize your own library of …
Health economics for non-economists
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2uOor8t on July 30, 2017 at 09:06PM Gebruikt: Lieven Annemans (Geneeskunde & Tandheelkunde) – Te koop voor € 5,00 in Ruiselede.
BMJ Paper: Pharma Trial Transparency ‘Highly Variable’
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2vjqS6r on July 30, 2017 at 07:48PM According to a paper published July 26 in The BMJ, pharmaceutical companies have mostly inconsistent policies regarding trial transparency. The authors assessed the policies of 42 pharmaceutical companies. Policies across the 42 companies were described as “highly variable.” “Of 23 companies […]
FDA Slates First Meeting of Patient-Centered Committee
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2tOU8xo on July 30, 2017 at 07:18PM The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled the first meeting of the new Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC) for Oct. 11-12. The patient-centered board will help facilitate better communications between patients and physicians, manufactures, other patients and even the FDA. According […]
Health care demand elasticities by type of service
from Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2uaaccm on July 30, 2017 at 03:52PM Publication date: Source:Journal of Health Economics Author(s): Randall P. Ellis, Bruno Martins, Wenjia Zhu
Despite all his promises, Trump has done nothing about the devastating opioid epidemic
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2viWd9f on July 30, 2017 at 02:52PM This pittance is “a joke,” according to Richard Franks, a health economics professor at Harvard. To sufficiently fill the void, he estimates the need for …
Nesterly: matching student tenants to empty-nesters
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2u9Hetj on July 30, 2017 at 01:22PM Helping Boomers Find Millennial RoommatesLINDA POON JUL 1, 2017In a college town, students and older homeowners have a lot to offer each other. That’s why two urban planners built an app to bring them together.******** Here’s the app: Nesterly."On any given night, more than […]
Other State Approaches to Integrating Medicare and Medicaid for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Implications for the New York State FIDA Demonstration
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2v8o4Z5 on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM This presentation highlights national trends and patterns in integrating Medicare and Medicaid services for beneficiaries dually eligible for both programs.
The Health Burden of Dust Pollution in the Textile Industry of Faisalabad, Pakistan
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2uNVhqm on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM The study focuses on the high incidence of occupational health hazards faced by women and men working in the textile industry of Pakistan. One of the most relevant risk factors is exposure to airborne dust generated by fibers, which causes byssinosis and other respiratory […]
Time devoted by elderly people to physical activities: micro-econometric evidence from Spain
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2v8egOT on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM In this paper, I analyse the differences in the time devoted to walking, cycling, gymnastics, and hunting by the elderly in Spain, considering own and socio-demographic characteristics. Using data from the Spanish Time-Use Survey (STUS) 2009-10, I estimate a simultaneous SUR model with data […]
Long-Run Changes in the Body Mass Index of Adults in Three Food-Abundant Settler Societies: Australia, Canada and New Zealand
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2uNlcy5 on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM We identify changes in body mass index (BMI) since the 19th century, for three British-origin, food abundant, settler societies: Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The onset of sustained BMI increase came later in these societies than in the US. New Zealand shows a distinctive […]
Going after the Addiction, Not the Addicted: The Impact of Drug Decriminalization in Portugal
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2v8nPgF on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM This paper investigates the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal using the Synthetic Control Method. The applied econometric methodology compares Portuguese drug-related variables with the ones extracted from a convex combination of similar European countries. The results suggest that a policy change implemented in […]
The Economic Burden of Chronic Diseases: Estimates and Projections for China, Japan and South Korea
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2uNXbam on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM We propose a novel framework to analyse the macroeconomic impact of non-communicable diseases. We incorporate measures of disease prevalence into a human capital augmented production function, which enables us to determine the economic costs of chronic health conditions in terms of foregone gross domestic […]
What does demand heterogeneity tell us about health care provider choice in rural China?
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2v8a95e on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM The objective of this paper is twofold: 1) to fill the gap in the health care literature with the estimation of the price and distance effects on health care provider choices by households in the presence of varying demand heterogeneity, 2) to contribute to […]
Income and Substitution Effects of a Disability Insurance Reform
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2uNVh9Q on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM Disability insurance (DI) systems are widely criticized for their inherent work disincentives. This paper evaluates the effects of a Swiss DI reform that aims to lower pensions for a group of existing DI bene?ciaries and introduces an additional notch to the pension schedule. The […]
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion on Medicaid Spending by Health Care Service Category
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2v89oJF on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM The 2014 Medicaid expansion revised Medicaid eligibility provisions to allow for low-income, non-elderly adults to be eligible for Medicaid in those states which opt for this change. During the first two years after the expansion, there were more than 10.7 million newly eligible Medicaid […]
Toxic roads: Unearthing hazardous waste dumping
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2uNqZUn on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM Illegal disposal of toxic waste has become an issue of concern in both developing and developed countries. Recycling hazardous waste entails very high costs, which might give strong incentives to dispose toxic material in an illegal way. This paper adopts an innovative strategy to […]
Smeed fs Law and the Role of Hospitals in Modeling Fatalities and Traffic Accidents
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2v7v4Wo on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM We applied Smeed fs Law to Japanese prefectural data from between 1988 and 2016. We found that the coefficient for the number of vehicles was stable over the estimation period, but that the constant term decreased gradually. We decomposed fatalities per capita into fatalities […]
Exploring health outcomes by stochastic multi-objective acceptability analysis: an application to Italian regions.
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2uNJE2o on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM This paper introduces the Stochastic Multi-Objective Acceptability Analysis (SMAA) in order to investigate the evolution of mortality rates in the Italian regions over the period 1990-2013. We propose to explore the overall outcome of health care by a Composite Index (CI) of mortality based […]
Community Participation on Health Management: A Case of Dengue Fever Disease Control Program
from Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2v8dVfd on July 30, 2017 at 09:31AM Community Participation on Health Management: A Case of Dengue Fever Disease Control ProgramAnusorn Kunanusorn1 PhDChanita Chotisatiankul, ProfessorAbstract Dengue Fever disease has been one of public health problems in urban and rural areas of Thailand for many years. The Royal Thai Government has spent large […]
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