Economic Scarcity and Healthcare Quality

Applies insights from the past literature on product and service quality to the healthcare industry, and synthesizes discussions concerning the quality of healthcare in various provider settings, based on the proposition that resources for it are limited. Looks at generic notions of product and quality, broad issues and empirical evidence in measuring healthcare quality, the individual provider, relationships between cost and quality, the legal environment, and other dimensions. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.