In west Los Angeles, Century City Doctors Hospital (CCDH) is a three-mile drive from UCLA Medical Center. Recently acquired by a group of Beverly Hills doctors, CCDH has undergone $100 million in improvements in its medical care and patient amenities (CCDH, 2008). Every room is private, with a flat-screen television and organic cuisine prepared by the staff of celebrated chef Wolfgang Puck.
What can we learn about hospitals from the revealed preferences of patients?
Dana Goldman , John Romley , 21 March 2008
Topics: Health economics
Tags: costs, hospital quality, patients, preferences
What women want when they need medical treatment
Shoshana Neuman, Einat Neuman, 11 January 2008
The average percentage of GDP spent on health in OECD countries rose from 6.9% in 1960 to 8.8% in 2003. The health literature attributes this increase to three major factors (i) an increase in life expectancy; (ii) the use of advanced expensive diagnosis and treatment tools and methods; and (iii) a change in public demand and expectations, due to rising living standards.
Topics: Welfare state and social Europe
Tags: Health care, Israel, preferences
How experience affects our preferences for the health service we receive
Shoshana Neuman, Einat Neuman, 18 December 2007
The standard assumption in economic theory is that our preferences do not change as a result of experience. The reality, however, may be somewhat different. The authors of CEPR DP6608 examine whether and how preferences for the service they receive differ for women having their first child compared to those with experience of childbirth.
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URL: http://www.cepr.org/pubs/new-dps/dplist.asp?dpno=6608.asp
Topics: Labour markets
Tags: delivery, Discrete Choice Experiment, experience, health-care, preferences
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