Grundlagen der E-Health Ökonomie -- Gesundheitsstandort privater Haushalt -- Ambulante und stationäre Versorgung -- Sektorübergreifende Versorgung -- Arzneimittelversorgung -- Medizintechnik -- Gesundheits-Logistik -- Medizinische Forschung -- E-Health Ökonomie.

This paper discusses the relationship between medical innovations and ageing from a health economics perspective and surveys empirical evidence on medical R&D incentives, R&D costs of pharmaceuticals, and the cost-effectiveness of health innovations. Particular focus is on the endogeneity of...

The modern hospital is at once the site of healing, the locus of medical learning and a cornerstone of the welfare state. Its technological and infrastructural costs have transformed health services into one of today's fastest growing sectors, absorbing substantial proportions of national income...