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Having a strong understanding of health systems and health economic thinking can help anyone working in or around healthcare deliver more value.

This comes from understanding how health systems generate economic value, what economic value means to the population, patients, and those working in health and social care.

 

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If you are already working in the health system, studying or even a health innovator, health economics can help you.

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The Economics of Preventative Healthcare

On the face of it, raising taxes on products which harm health is likely to be a win-win. Why are ...
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What is a Health Economist: 10 ways they can help

What is a Health Economist? A health economist is someone who is an expert in applying the principles of economics ...
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Integrated Care Systems: What is the evidence?

Across the world, there is a growing consensus that Integrated Care Systems and People-Centred Care have the potential to deliver ...
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The Health Economics of Climate Change

Climate change is a public health issue because it threatens the well-being of people around the world. The health economic ...
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The 6 essential questions you need to ask health economists when their analysis includes health outcomes.

A look at the Economic Lens articles by Economics By Design shows that concepts such as ‘effectiveness’, ‘efficiency’, ‘productivity’ and ‘value’ ...
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The Value Of Care Pathways Explained

Integrated care is increasingly underpinned by formal pre-defined care pathways for individuals with complex needs who need support from a ...
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Integrated Care Systems: Value Case For Child Health Hubs

Integrated care systems for children can provide significant benefits for children and their families, for those working with children across ...
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Using Health Economics to set Priorities for Essential Health Benefits: The Case for Including The Impact On Economic Productivity

Governments and health insurance providers use pooled funds to purchase essential health benefits for their citizens or insured populations ...
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Medical Technology ‘Med Tech’: Health Economic Value Explained

Medical Technology - Med Tech is a rapidly growing sector with numerous innovations emerging every day. This technology has the ...
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A Simple Model for Understanding Health Inequalities

We can observe the staggering scale of health inequalities and differences experienced by different communities. However, although the symptoms are ...
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Value of Prevention

Prevention has been recognised as an important aspect of public health. It is often said that 'prevention is better than ...
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Health Inequalities Explained

Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes, access to care and/or health determinants that exist between different population groups due ...
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