1. Modelling Efficiency, Screening and Preferences within Healthcare Systems

   • M. Tavakoli
   • H.T.O. Davies

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 5 - 6

2. Measuring Hospital Efficiency in Austria – A DEA Approach

   • Maria M. Hofmarcher
   • Iain Paterson
   • Monika Riedel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 14

3. Cost Shifting Revisited: The Case of Service Intensity

   • Daniel L. Friesner
   • Robert Rosenman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 24

4. Buying Healthcare Quality with Grants and Donations

   • Robert Rosenman
   • Tong Li

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 31

5. An Econometric Analysis of Screening and Treatment of Patients with Suspected Chlamydia

   • Manouche Tavakoli
   • Ann-Marie Craig
   • Mo Malek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 39

6. Development of a Preference-Weighted Health Status Classification System in France: The Health Utilities Index 3

   • Catherine Le Galès
   • Catherine Buron
   • Pr. Gérard Slama

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 51

7. Improving the Sensitivity of the Time Trade-Off Method: Results of an Experiment Using Chained TTO Questions

   • G.C. Morrison
   • A. Neilson
   • M. Malek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 61