This textbook offers a comprehensive analysis of medical decision-making under uncertainty by combining test information theory with expected utility theory. The authors show how the parameters of Bayes' theorem can be combined with a value function of health states in order to arrive at informed test and treatment decisions in the face of diagnostic and therapeutic risks. Distinguishing between risk-neutral, risk-averse, and prudent decision-makers, they demonstrate the effects of risk preferences on medical decisions. ...
Read More
This textbook offers a comprehensive analysis of medical decision-making under uncertainty by combining test information theory with expected utility theory. The authors show how the parameters of Bayes' theorem can be combined with a value function of health states in order to arrive at informed test and treatment decisions in the face of diagnostic and therapeutic risks. Distinguishing between risk-neutral, risk-averse, and prudent decision-makers, they demonstrate the effects of risk preferences on medical decisions. Furthermore, they analyze individual and multiple tests as well as diagnostic models in which the decision-maker chooses the test outcome. The consequences of test and treatment decisions for the patient are encompassed by quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and the standard economic model, which applies the willingness to pay for health approach. Lastly, non-expected utility models of choice under risk and uncertainty are presented. Although these models can explainsome of the test and treatment decisions observed, they are less suitable for normative analyses aimed at providing guidance on medical decision-making. This third edition provides extensively revised versions of all chapters and reflects recent innovations in medical decision-making such as decision curve analysis. New chapters focus on the health economics of and revealed preferences in medical decisions. The book is intended for students of (health) economics and medicine as well as for medical decision-makers and physicians dealing with uncertainty in their test and treatment decisions.
Read Less
Add this copy of Medical Decision Making: A Health Economic Primer to cart. $61.05, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2023 by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K.
Edition:
2023, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Published:
2023
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17531001476
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.99
Trackable Expedited: $9.99
Two Day Air: $29.99
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. XXIV, 316 p. 83 illus., 5 illus. in color. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
Add this copy of Medical Decision Making: A Health Economic Primer to cart. $61.05, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2018 by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K.
Edition:
2018, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:
Softcover reprint of the original 2nd edition 2017
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Published:
2018
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14890778263
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.99
Trackable Expedited: $9.99
Two Day Air: $29.99
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Print on demand Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. XX, 253 p. 65 illus., 1 illus. in color. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
Add this copy of Medical Decision Making: A Health Economic Primer to cart. $71.53, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K.
Edition:
2018, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:
Softcover reprint of the original 2nd edition 2017
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Published:
2018
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17987333670
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.99
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. XX, 253 p. 65 illus., 1 illus. in color. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Medical Decision Making: A Health Economic Primer to cart. $77.86, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2023 by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K.
Edition:
2023, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Published:
2023
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17563369053
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.99
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. XXIV, 316 p. 83 illus., 5 illus. in color. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Medical Decision Making: a Health Economic Primer to cart. $77.87, new condition, Sold by BargainBookStores rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Grand Rapids, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2023 by Springer.
Edition:
2023, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K