Training health services managers: improving health by more health economics?
In times of rising health expenditures and imminent health problems, efficiency is a crucial element for maintaining and improving health care and, finally, health. One major support measure is the effective management of health services. This paper considers possible improvements of health care by training health services managers in health economics. It surveys the current state of health economics training, presents approaches towards the key issues of health economics, discusses the impact of health economics by two examples, and considers management aspects of health economics training.
D003479:Curriculum; D004470:Economics, Medical; D005858:Germany; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D014944:World Health Organization