Preface

Health economics is the application of various economic disciplines in the field of health, which is also closely related to medicine, hygiene, demography, and sociology. With the further development of China’s health economic system reform, the role of economic management in the overall framework has become increasingly important. The so-called health economic management refers to the supervision and management of various economic activities in the operation process of health service institutions; and according to the relevant financial management system, to further ensure its normal operation, thereby improving the overall efficiency of the health system.

This book consists of six chapters. The introduction section briefly introduces the concepts and basic conditions of health and economics, health economics and health economic management, and then focuses on the basic theories of health economics (health service demand, supply, market, and health financing & total costs), health economic policies (public health service system, medical service system, health security system and medical insurance), health economic resources and allocation, health economic management (cost and price management of medical services, drug market and price control, budget and management of health institutions, financial management and analysis of health, asset management of health institutions), health economic management in the new era (reform of economic compensation mechanisms in public hospitals, primary health economic management, and application of community health service system management and information technology in health economic management).

前言

卫生经济学是多种经济学科在卫生领域中的应用，与医学、卫生学、人口学、社会学也有着密切的联系。随着我国卫生经济体制改革的进一步深入，经济管理在整体框架中所起到的作用也越来越重要。所谓卫生经济管理，指的就是对卫生服务机构运行过程中的各项经济活动进行监督管理，根据相关的财务管理制度，进一步确保其正常运行，从而提升卫生体系的整体效益。

本书共六章，绪论部分对卫生与经济学、卫生经济学与卫生经济管理的概念与基本情况进行简要说明，后重点阐释卫生经济学基础理论，如卫生服务需求、供给、市场以及卫生筹资和总费用；卫生经济政策，如公共卫生服务体系、医疗服务体系、健康保障制度与医疗保险；卫生经济资源与配置；卫生经济管理，如医疗卫生服务成本与价格管理，药品市场与价格管制，卫生事业单位预算与管理，卫生财务管理与分析，卫生机构资产管理；新时期卫生经济管理，如公立医院经济补偿机制改革、基层卫生经济管理、社区卫生服务体系管理与信息技术在卫生经济管理中的应用。