Module 6: Cost-Benefit and Technology

Lecture Slides

Costs and Benefits

The Role of Technology

Reading

Required: Santerre, R. E., & Neun, S. P. chapter 3

Johnson-Lans chapter 9, 10

Recommended: Javitt, J. C., Rebitzer, J. B., & Reisman, L. (2007). Information Technology and Medical Missteps: Evidence from a Randomized Trial. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series, No. 13493. Cutler, D. M. (2007). The Lifetime Costs and Benefits of Medical Technology. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series, No. 13478.

Handouts

Assignments

Links

Mammograms and Cancer Screening

Cost versus Comparative Effectiveness

Newhouse: Measuring Prices Changes