In today's world of scare resources, determining the optimal allocation of funds to preventive health care interventions (PHIs) is a challenge. The upfront investments needed must be viewed as long term projects, the benefits of which we will experience in the future. The long term positive change […]
Health economics for non-economists
Health economics is about making wise investments in health and health care. The purpose of this book is to make readers familiar with the principles, methods and pitfalls of health economic evaluations. This book will help everyone who is involved in health and health care to understand the methods […]
Health Economics and Policy
Victor Fuchs offers a selection of his public lectures, articles, papers, and op-eds during the past 50 years. Also included are forewords by Sir Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, and Victor Dzau, MD, president of the National Academy of Medicine. Organized in eight parts, it begins […]
Health Care Cost, Quality and Outcomes: ISPOR Book of Terms
HEALTH CARE COST, QUALITY, AND OUTCOMES: ISPOR BOOK OF TERMS builds on ISPOR's first publication, ISPOR LEXICON First Edition, to promote and facilitate greater understanding of health care outcomes research and its use in health care decisions. This book is targeted to health care professionals and […]
Therapeutic and Diagnostic Device Outcomes Research
An outcomes research primer for those in the therapeutic and diagnostic device field with the purpose to inform:Health outcomes researchers on the unique characteristics of therapeutic and diagnostic devices, andMedical device developers and researchers on the basic principles of clinical, economic, […]
ISPOR Taxonomy of Patient Registries: Classification, Characteristics and Terms
The ISPOR Taxonomy of Patient Registries: Classification, Characteristics and Terms demystifies the world of patient registries by providing a working definition and describing distinguishing characteristics of a patient registry. It also defines terms used in the design, development, and […]
Reliability and Validity of Data Sources for Outcomes Research & Disease and Health Management Programs
This handbook provides an overview of the sources of data for conducting ‘real-world’ outcomes research. The reader will learn how to use and assess the reliability and validity of electronic health records, medical charts, claims and medication databases, alternative population-based data sources, […]
Pharmacists: Off-The-Beaten-Career-Paths
Erin Albert returns to the Pharmacy Podcast Show – with some advice for our #Pharmacy Future Leaders and recent graduates of Pharmacy. See more here. (Source: Pharmacy Podcast, 5/23/15) […]
Plan C: The Full-Time Employee and Part Time Entrepreneur
Plan C: The Full-Time Employee and Part-Time Entrepreneur by: Erin Albert This book is about Plan C: Don't chuck the day job, keep it. Don't chuck the entrepreneurial dream, keep that too. DO BOTH! Work the full-time day job, and create the entrepreneurial dream on the side. You'll be […]
Single. Women. Entrepreneurs.
Single. Women. Entrepreneurs. by: Erin Albert The number of unmarried adult women actually outnumbers the number or married women for the first time in US history, according to the Population Reference Bureau, in October, 2010. Women are now earning more, going to college and graduate […]
The Life Science Lawyer
The Life Science Lawyer by: Erin Albert Health care and life sciences are increasingly complex. There are many global players in life sciences and healthcare-patients, governments, hospitals, managed care companies, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies and pharmacies […]
The New Pharmacist: 46 Doses of Advice
The New Pharmacist: 46 Doses of Advice by: Erin Albert Pharmacy school was the easy part. This book addresses the much more difficult part for newly licensed pharmacists: what comes after pharmacy school? This practical, yet inspirational book is for pharmacists 0-10 years into their […]
The Medical Science Liaison: An A to Z Guide
The Medical Science Liaison: An A to Z Guide by: Erin Albert The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role was recently reported as one of the best jobs over six figures for healthcare professionals, yet is relatively unknown, even to the medical community. What is a medical science liaison, and […]
Multipationals: The Changing World of Work, and How to Create Your Best Career Portfolio
Title: Mutipationals: The Changing World of Work and How to Create Your Best Career Portfolio Author: Erin L. Albert Once upon a time, you went to college, graduated, then got a job for the next thirty years with one company, where you retired with a full pension and gold watch. […]
Health Care Cost, Quality and Outcomes: ISPOR Book of Terms
This ISPOR publication includes over 100 monographs covering over 400 terms used in health care delivery, management, and regulation, as well as health care outcomes research including clinical, economic, and quality-of-life research terms. Publication available here. […]
Therapeutic and Diagnostic Device Outcomes Research
This book informs: health outcomes researchers on the unique characteristics of therapeutic and diagnostic devices; medical device developers and researchers on the basic principles of clinical, economic; and patient-reported outcomes research for therapeutic and diagnostic […]
ISPOR Taxonomy of Patient Registries: Classification, Characteristics and Terms
This taxonomy describes the characteristics & classifications of patient registries and terms used in the design, development, implementation of registries, as well as the terms used in the analysis, reporting, and publishing of registry data. Each term includes a brief definition, a broader […]
Reliability and Validity of Data Sources for Outcomes Research & Disease and Health Management Programs
The ISPOR Health and Disease Management Special Interest Group developed this handbook as resource to improve the evidence base in health care studies with the ultimate goal of better patient outcomes and lower health care costs. This handbook provides an overview of the sources of data for […]
IHE In Your Pocket 2014 – A Handbook Of Health Economic Statistics
IHE In Your Pocket was designed to provide a compact, comprehensive, and comparative overview of the economic aspects of the Canadian health care system, and has been revised every second year since 2006. The information is put into a multitude of quick and easy to decipher charts and […]
Pharmacoeconomics: From Theory to Practice (Drug Discovery) Ebook
By Renee J. G. Arnold Dr. Arnold is currently President and CEO of Arnold Consultancy & Technology LLC, with headquarter offices in New York City, where she develops and oversees research and affiliated software for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and device industry and federal government […]
Pharmacoeconomics. Principles and Practice [Kindle Edition]
Economic issues related to the health sector have been gaining much attention in recent years, and the challenge of providing quality and comprehensive health care to a growing population has become increasingly complex. This book’s aim is to introduce readers to basic principles of economics and to […]
Why Nobody Believes the Numbers: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Population Health Management
by: Al Lewis This book introduces a unique viewpoint to population health outcomes measurement: Results/ROIs should be presented as they are, not as we wish they would be. […]
The Humble Economist
The Humble Economist is an outstanding collection of 21 of the most important essays by Prof Tony Culyer, a founding father of health economics. The book is divided into five themes and the essays are written to be easily accessible to a general audience. […]
Pharmacy management and pharmacoeconomics – 15 ebooks – free download
REAL and Present Danger: Revealing the inside story of the medical industry and offering guidance to salvage our healthcare system
By Dr. Vijay Pabbathi, presents evidence for how prescription drugs are causing more deaths than natural disasters, challenges the validity of EBM, and suggests that drugs are turning healthy people into sick individuals. […]
Health Economics for Non-Economists
An Introduction to the Concepts, Methods and Pitfalls of Health Economic Evaluations by Lieven Annemans […]
Between the Lines: Finding the Truth in Medical Literature
Book by Marya Zilbergerg. Every day we hear conflicting news about health. Last week wine killed; today it saves you from a heart attack. What does it really mean when the headlines shout "EAT CHOCOLATE, LOSE WEIGHT" or "ABANDON MAMMOGRAPHY"? Between the Lines arms you with the right tools to get […]
Demonstrating the Value of Healthcare: A Beginner’s Guide
by Ruth Whittington (Kindle Edition - 1 Aug 2012) - Kindle eBook. Buy: £8.04 […]
Introduction to Health Economics Concepts – A Beginners Guide
by Ruth Whittington (Kindle Edition - 1 Apr 2008) - Kindle eBook. Buy: £8.04 […]
Introduction to Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine: A Beginner’s Guide
by Ruth Whittington (Kindle Edition - 6 Aug 2012) - Kindle eBook. Buy: £8.04 […]
