THE 59th INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
London, England
9-13 March 2005

Economic and Welfare Issues in Health Care
Friday 16h00 - 18h00
Organizer: José Ferraz-Nunes, Goteborg University

Chair: José Ferraz-Nunes, Goteborg University

Patricia R. Loubeau, Iona College and Mary Helen McSweeneyfeld, Iona College, Nursing Home Quality in New York State: A New Look

Katherine S. Virgo, St. Louis University and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Julie A Margenthaler, Washington University School of Medicine, Walter E. Longo, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Frank E. Johnson, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Erik M. Grossmann, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Tracy L. Schifftner, University of Colorado Health Outcomes Program, William G. Henderson, University of Colorado Health Outcomes Program, and Shukri F. Khuri, Harvard Medical School, Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes Following Surgery for Small Bowel Obstruction

Richard Fox, Madonna University, The Interplay of Factors Affecting the U.S. Health Care System

José Ferraz-Nunes, Goteborg University, Obstacles to Implement Cost-Effective Programs

Discussants: Richard Fox, Madonna University, José Ferraz-Nunes, Goteborg University, Patricia R. Loubeau, Iona College, and Katherine S. Virgo, St. Louis University and Veterans Affairs Medical Center