Betjening/montering

Mickael Bech
Curriculum Vitae
Office address:
Institute of Public Health
Health Economics
University of Southern Denmark
J.B.Winsløwsvej 9, 1.
DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark
Office phone:
+ 45 6550 4234
Depart. phone: +45 6550 3081
Fax:
+45 6550 3880
E-mail:
[email protected]
1. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Born 2 September 1973 (in Grindsted, Denmark); married (Mette Birk-Olsen); two daughters
(Amanda 2005; Fransa 2008). Nationality: Danish.
2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Jan. 2012 –
June 2010 – Dec. 2011
Oct. 2009 –
March 2008 – Sep. 2009
March 2008 – Sep. 2009
April 2005 – Feb. 2008
Aug. 2004 – Jan. 2005
Aug. 2003 – March 2005
Sept. 2001 – Feb. 2002
May 2000 – July 2003
Feb. 2000 – April 2000
Feb. 1998 - July 1999
Director of COHERE – Centre of Health Economics Research,
Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern
Denmark
Head of research unit, The Health Economics Research Unit, Institute of
Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Professor in health economics at University of Southern Denmark
Professor in health services research at Institute of Public Health,
University of Southern Denmark (20% position)
Head of department at Department of Research and HTA, OUH Odense University Hospital and Svendborg Hospital
Associate professor in health economics at Institute of Public Health,
University of Southern Denmark
Visiting Research Associate at the London School of Economics and
Political Science (LSE Health and Social Care)
Assistant professor in health economics at Institute of Public Health,
University of Southern Denmark
Visiting research scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research
(NBER) and Stanford University (Center for Health Policy)
Ph.D. scholar at Institute of Public Health, University of Southern
Denmark
Research fellow (post-graduate), Institute of Public Health, University of
Southern Denmark
Research fellow (pre-graduate), Institute of Public Health, University of
Southern Denmark
3. EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES:
2008-2010
Various management courses, Situational Leadership, diploma course in
management, Research management Course from CBS
December 2003
Ph.D. (Economics), University of Southern Denmark
January 2000
M.Sc. (Economics), SDU - Odense University, Denmark
May 1997
B.A. (Economics), Odense University, Denmark
June 1993
High School General Examination, Grindsted Gymnasium, Denmark
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4. SCIENTIFIC REVIEWER AND EDITORIAL BOARDS:
• Journal of Health Economics
• Health Economics
• Pharmacoeconomics
• Journal of Economic Psychology
• Health Policy
• Health Economics, Policy and Law
• Applied Economics
• Editorial Advisory Board Member and reviewer for The Open Health Services & Policy
Journal
• European Journal of Health Economics
• Social Science and Medicine
• Preventive Medicine
• Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
• Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
• Danish Medical Bulletin
• Politica
• Acta Orthopaedica
• Member of the scientific committee for the iHEA 6th world congress, 2007 & iHEA 7th world
congress, 2009
• BMC Pulmonary Medicine
• BMC Health Services Research
• Ugeskrift for Læger
• The National Science Foundation, US
• Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
• Member of the editorial board for Danish HTA agency at the National Board of Health
(2010-2011)
• Reviewer for The Board of the Icelandic Research Fund
5. PARTICIPATION IN NATIOANL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUPS AND
RESEARCH NEETWORKS:
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The Technological Change in Health Care (TECH) project initiated by Stanford University
(finished 2006)
The International Network of Health Policy and Reform initiated by the Bertelsmann
Foundation
European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes in a project called AHEAD
focusing on the consequences of aging (finished 2007)
European Network for European Value of a Quality Adjusted Life Year called EuroVaQ
(finished 2010)
Nordic Health Economists’ Study group (NHEGS)
International Health Economics Association (iHEA)
“Sammenhæng for kræftpatienter” financed by Novo Nordisk Fonden, Kræftens
Bekæmpelse, Odense Universitetshospital, Region Midtjylland (2008-2010).
“Better patient courses through patient-driven innovation” together with Odense University
Hospital, Danish Institute for Health Services Research, Mandag Morgen, Odense
Municipality, The Danish Heart Foundation, The Danish Diabetic Foundation, The Danish
Cancer Society, NeoProces A/S. The project is funded by The Danish Enterprise and
Construction Authority’s Programme for user-driven innovation and by The Danish Cancer
Society (2008-2011).
Organiser and member of scientific workshops on applied discrete choice experiments in
health. First meeting held in Odense in 2002 organised by University of Southern Denmark.
EU project: Methodology to assess telemedicine applications (Methodtelemed) in
corporation with Medcom, Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, University of Stirling,
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Norwegian Centre for the Health Services. Project period 2009 - 2010.
Member of the scientific steering group on a project focusing on screening of osteoporosis.
Members of the scientific group include doctors and health services researchers.
Member of the Danish National Expert Panel related to the INTERLINKS EU project (Health
systems and long-term care for older people in Europe). Project period 2008-2011.
Member of scientific steering committee in the project “Analysis of activity-based financing
of hospitals in Denmark in 2007-2010” together with KREVI and researchers from Aarhus
University. Project period 2010-2011.
Member of the steering group and active researcher in the project “Hospital of the Future”
funded by the Danish Strategic Research Council. Project period 2010-2013.
Member of the expert panel for The TrygFonden Centre for Applied Research in Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention, based at the National Institute of Public Health in
Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark (2010 - ).
6. SERVICES TO COLLEGIATE BODIES:
Ph.d. students
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Finished
Louise Herbild, cand.scient.san.publ., started December 2005. Title of Ph.D.:
“Farmakogenomisk screening for CYP-polyformismer ved behandling af depression:
Økonomi og præferencer”. Primary advisor. Completed 2010.
Karolina Socha, cand.oecon., started December 2006. Title of Ph.D.: “Doctors’ dual
practice”. Primary advisor. Completed 2010.
Jakob Kjellberg, cand.scient., M.Sc.Health Econ., started October 2007. Title of Ph.D.:
“Systemdelay ved cancer udredning”. Primary advisor. Dropped out June 2009 due to other
interests.
Current - primary advisor
Søren Rud Kristensen, cand.oecon., started May 2009. Title of PhD.: “Performance
budgeting – incentives and effects”.
Teresa Holmberg, cand.scient.san.publ., started May 2009. Title of Phd.: ”Screening for
osteoporose ved hjælp af single X-ray absorptiometry (SXA)”.
Merete Munk, cand.pæd., started July 2010. Title of PhD.: “Evidensbaseret
kvalitetsudvikling af klinikophold i den prægraduate uddannelse i medicin”.
Jeppe Plesner, cand.med., started September 2010. Title of PhD. “Ledelse i Fremtidens
Sygehusstrukturer”.
Current – secondary project advisor
Katrine Hass Rubin, cand.scient.san., started February 2009. Title of Ph.d.:
“Risikostratificeret screening for osteoporose i Region Syddanmark.”
Anne Dichmann Sorknæss, cand.cur., started September 2009. Title of Ph.d.:
“Telemedicinske sygeplejekonsultationer hos kronisk lungesyge patienter i eget hjem – et
kvalificeret alternativ til hospitalsindlæggelse“.
Mikkel Høiberg, cand.med., started January 2010. Title of Ph.d.: “Screening for
postmenopausal osteoporosis using risk-factors combined with osteodensitometry:
Feasibility, acceptance and compliance”.
Mirja Elisabeth Kløjgaard, cand.scient.san.publ., started April 2010. Title of Ph.d.:
“Elicitation of preference for treatment for back pain”.
Xenia Brun Hansen, cand.merc. started August 2010. Title of PhD.: “Hospital incentive
structures and difference-in-difference models”
Tine Hjernø Lesner, cand.oecon., started August 2011. Title of PhD: “Does information
about HIV reduce transmission risks?”.
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Line Planck Kongstad, cand.oecon. started July 2011. Title of PhD: “Financial management
systems in the Danish health care sector - The effect of different reimbursement methods
on the incentives of the wards
Master’s theses supervisor (specialevejleder)
• Trine Kjær & Kristian Hart Hansen (2003); Charlotte Horsted & Monica Sørensen (2003);
Margrete Meldgaard (2004); Daisy Kyed (2005, bivejleder); Marie Larsen & Sanne Becker
(2005); Mette Bork Hansen (2005); Jonas Björnsson (2005); Birgitte Bennich (2005);
Jesper Damgaard Schwartzbach (2005); Kasper Wille (2005); Julie Egebæk (2005); Lene
Bjørn (2006); Frank Jensen (2006, CBS); Torben H. Sørensen & Brian Bekker Hansen
(2006); Kasper Hjulmann (2006, bivejleder); Phu Nguyen (2007); Jesper Kjær Hansen &
Majbritt Jacobsen (2007); Nathja Rudolph & Sanne Frederiksen (2007); Sanne Jeppesen &
Lisbeth Blak (2007); Ditlev Granhøj Jensen (2007); Mikkel Ove-Christensen (2007); Mads
Berring (2008); Morten Bo Kristensen (2008); Lars Bugge Stentebjerg (2009), Søren Beck
(2009), Mads Peter Steensen Jacobsen (2009), Gitte Gundtoft Pasgaard (2010), Line Planck
Kongstad (2011), Aake Packness (2011), Niratheba Samaganey Srisgandarajah
Aghazamani (2012), Lars Munksgaard (2012), Niels Thorsager (2012).
University Committees, etc.
• Chairman for a working committee on “Fastholdelse og rekruttering af videnskabelig
personale”, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark (October 2007
– January 2008)
• Member of Study Board for the executive Master of Public Quality Management, University
of Southern Denmark (2008 - 2010)
• Member of steering committee for the Ph.D. Programme for Social Studies in Medicine,
University of Southern Denmark (March 2008 – September 2009)
• Member of coordination committee for flexible executive Master in Public Management,
University of Southern Denmark (2010 - )
Position assessment - and PhD enrolment committees
• Committee member, PhD position at the Social Science Faculty, October 2006
• Committee member, PhD position at the Social Science Faculty, February 2007
• Committee chairman, PhD position at The Faculty of Health Science, May 2009
• Committee member, PhD position at the Social Science Faculty, April 2010
• Committee chairman, post.doc. position at the Social Science Faculty, April 2010
• Committee member for full professorship at Aalborg University, July 2010
• Committee member, PhD position at the Social Science Faculty, October 2010.
• Committee chairman for full professorship in economic development and health, at Institute
of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark 2011
• Committee member for full professor in health economics, University of Bergen, January
2012
Ph.d. thesis assessment committees
• Committee member, Morten Raun Mørkbak, “Methodological Aspects of Choice Experiments
in Relation to Food Satety Valuation”, June 2009, Copenhagen University.
• Committee chairman, Loni Ledderer, ”Indførelse af forebyggelsessamtaler i almen praksis.
Et organisationssociologisk institutionelt perspektiv på forandring af klinisk praksis”,
October 2009, University of Southern Denmark.
• Committee chairman, Anne Hvenegaard, ”Exploring important methodological issues related
to the validity and usefulness of efficiency analysis”, January 2010.
• Committee member, Álvaro Campillo Soto, June 2010, “VALIDACIÓN Y ESTUDIO
PROSPECTIVO COMPARATIVO DE LA APPLICABILIDAD DE SEIS ÍNDICES PRONÓSTICO
INTERNACIONALES DE MORBILIDAD Y MORTALIDAD EN PACIOENTES INTERVENIDOS DE
FORMA PROGRAMADA EN UN SERVICIO DE CIRUGÍA GENERAL Y DIGESTIVA”, Universidad
de Mucia, Spain.
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Committee member, Inger Cathrine Kann, March 2012, “The GPs’ behaviour and role in
prescribing of medication to home-dwelling elderly. Quality and market”. University of Oslo.
Committee chairman, Søren Birkeland, March 2012, “Patient complaint cases in general
practice”, University of Southern Denmark.
7. Committees and boards
Other Committees
• Steering board for Patient-/brugerforum at Odense University Hospital (May 2007 - 2011)
• Reference group for Odense Kommune – Development of a guideline for documentation of
effect in health care interventions (2007)
• Odense University Hospital Research Council (March 2008 – September 2009)
• Odense University Hospital – Steering Board for Odense Patient data Exploratory Network
(OPEN) (March 2008 – September 2009)
• Reference group member in a project titled ‘Citizens’ preferences for municipalities public
services’ funded by Det Kommunal og Regionale Evalueringsinstitut (KREVI) (project period
April 2009 – September 2010).
• Member of corps of censors for business economics (Censorkorps for erhvervsøkonomi)
(2005 - )
• Member of corps of censors for political science (Censorkorps for statskundskab)
(September 2009 - )
• Member of the Strategic Research Council for the program ‘Strategic research in
individuals, disease and society’, The Danish Council for Strategic Research (DSF), (2010 -)
Peer-review Committees
• Regional Strategic Research Fund review committee, Region South Denmark, April 2008.
• Region of Southern Denmark’s HTA grant committee, August 2009.
• Member of peer-review committee, Region of Southern Denmark’s HTA grants (October
2010 - ).
• Peer-review board for applications for implementation of telemedicine technologies, Region
South Denmark, August 2009.
8. Grants and external funding
Small research grants
• Analysis of the possibilities for application of Private Financing Initiative in Denmark, funded
by KREOPS A/S, 2005.
• Analysis of the effects of DRG in Danish hospital reimbursement, funded by Vejle County,
County of North Jutland, Århus County, County of Funen, Roskilde County, 2005.
• Analysis of the possibility to establish a Nephrology department in Greenland, funded by
the by the Department of Health, Greenland, 2007.
• Co-applicant: project on general practice referral patterns, funded by the Ministry of Health
and Interior, 2007.
Personal grants
• Nordic Academic Exchange Fund co-funding research visits at LSE Health & social Care in
2004/5
• Grant for publishing my PhD thesis from AC’s udvalg til Beskyttelse af Videnskabeligt
Arbejde, 2004.
• Student Research Scholarship from Odense University, 1998
• Grant from “Direktør Peder Mortensen og hustru Marry Mortensens Fond”, 1998
EU-funded projects
• European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes in a project called AHEAD
focusing on the consequences of aging (finished 2007)
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European Network for European Value of a Quality Adjusted Life Year called EuroVaQ
(finished 2010)
Methodology to assess telemedicine applications (Methodtelemed) in corporation with
Medcom, Odense University Hospital, Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, University of
Stirling, Norwegian Centre for the Health Services. Project period 2009 - 2010.
Larger research grants
• Co-applicant: project ‘Novo Nordisk Fonden om sammenhængen i patientforløb’ from Novo
Nordisk Fonden, 2007 receiving 15 mio. DKK.
• Co-applicant: project ‘Sammenhængende patientforløb gennem brugerdreven innovation’
from Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsens pulje for brugerdreven innovation and Kræftens
Bekæmpelse, 2008 receiving 5.8 mio. DKK.
• Co-applicant: project ‘Screening for osteoporosis’, funding from EU Interreg & Region of
Southern Denmark.
9. Publications
Peer reviewed journal articles
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Kidholm, K. Pedersen, C.D., Jensen, L.K., Ekeland, A.G., Bowes, A., Flottorp, S., Bech, M. A
Model for Assessment of Telemedicine Applications – MAST. International Journal of
Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2012; 28(1): 44-51.
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Andersen, L.B. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J.T. Political or dental power in private and public service
provision – a study of municipal expenditures for child dental care. Health Economics, Policy
and Law (Forthcoming).
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Kjær, T. & Bech, M. Does the use of bias correction approaches influence willingness-to-pay
estimates in a discrete choice experiment? An empirical investigation. European Journal of
Health Economics (Forthcoming).
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Holmberg, T. Bech, M., Curtis, T., Juel, K., Grønbæk, M., Brixen, K. Association between
passive smoking in adulthood and phalangeal bone mineral density; results from the KRAM
study – the Danish Health Examination Survey 2007-2008. Osteoporosis International
(Forthcoming).
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Rubin, K.H., Abrahamsen, B., Hermann, A.P., Bech, M., Gram, J., Brixen, K. Prevalence of
risk factors for fractures and use of DXA-scanning in Danish women. A regional populationbased study. Osteoporosis International, 2011; 22(5): 1401-1409.
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Socha, Karolina S. & Bech, M. Physician dual practice: A review of literature. Health Policy,
2011; 102(1): 1-7.
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Bech, M. Christiansen, T., Khoman, E., Lauridsen, J., Weale, M. Ageing and health care
expenditure in EU-15. European Journal of Health Economics, 2011; 12(5): 469-478.
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Rubin, K.H., Abrahamsen, B., Hermann, A.P., Bech, M., Gram, J., Brixen, K. Fracture risk
assessed by Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) compared with fracture risk derived from
population fracture rates. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2011; 39: 312–318.
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Herbild L., Bech M., Gyrd-Hansen D., Christensen M., Werge T., Nilsen KA. Assessing the
effects of local clinic guidelines of pharmacogenetic testing on treatment costs among
psychiatric patients. An application of multilevel modelling in the analysis of observational
data from Danish hospitals. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol 39: 147-155.
10. Bech, M. Kjær, T., Lauridsen, J. Does the Number of Choice Sets Matter? Results from a Web
Survey Applying a Discrete Choice Experiment. Health Economics, 2011, vol. 20(3): 273286.
11. Bech, M. Nielsen, J.A., Kronborg, C., Lauridsen, J.T. Djøferne har taget magten i
sundhedsvæsenet – eller har de? Ugeskrift for Læger, 2010, vol. 172, no. 50: 3471-3476.
12. Kronborg, C., Kjær, T. Bech, M. Cost analysis of establishing dialysis facilities for the
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treatment of chronic renal failure in Greenland. International Journal of Circumpolar Health,
2010, vol. 69, no. 5: 470-479.
Lauridsen J., Bech M., Lopez F., Sanchez M. A spatiotemporal analysis of public
pharmaceutical expenditure. Annals of Regional Science, 2010, 44(2):299-314.
Lauridsen, J., Sánchez, M.M., Bech, M. Public pharmaceutical expenditure: identification of
spatial effects. Journal of Geographical Systems, 2010, 12(2): 175-188.
Bech, M. Udbud skaber efterspørgsel på sundhedsydelser. Ugeskrift for Læger, 2010,
172(10): 785-787.
Bech, M. & Lauridsen, J. Exploring the small area variation and spatial patterns in outpatient
treatments. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology, 2009, vol. 9(3): 177-196.
Perelman, J., Shmueli, A., McDonald, K.M., Pilote, L., Saynina, O., Closon, MC, and the TECH
investigators (among other Bech, M.). Inequality in treatment use among elderly patients
with acute myocardial infarction: USA, Belgium and Quebec. BMC Health Services Research,
2009, 9: 130.
Kidholm, K., Ehlers, L., Korsbek, L., Kjærby, R., Bech, M. Assessment of the quality of miniHTA. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2009, 25(1): 42-48.
Bech, M., Christiansen, T., Dunham, K., Lauridsen, J., Lyttkens, C.H., McDonald, K., McGuire,
A. The influence of economic incentives and regulatory factors on the adoption of treatment
technologies: a case study of technologies used to treat heart attacks. Health Economics,
2009, vol. 18 (10): 1114-1132.
Bech, M. & Lauridsen, J. Exploring the spatial pattern in GP expenditures. The European
Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 10(3): 243-254.
Herbild, L., Bech, M. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Estimating the Danish populations' preferences for
pharmacogenetic testing using a discrete choice experiment. The case of depression. Value in
Health, 2009, vol. 12(4): 560-567.
Bech, M. & Kristensen, M.B. Differential response rates in postal and Web-based surveys
among older respondents. Survey Research Methods, 2009, vol. 3(1): 1-6.
Bech, M. Hvad ved vi om økonomiske incitamenter? – professortiltrædelsesartikel. Ugeskrift
for Læger, 2008, vol. 170 (47): 3874-3875.
Lauridsen, J., Bech, M., López, F. & Sánchez, M.M. Geographic and Dynamic Heterogeneity of
Public Prescription Pharmaceutical Expenditure in Spain. The Review of Regional Studies,
2008, vol. 38, no. 1: 89-103.
Bech, M., Hansen, B.B., Lauridsen, J. & Sørensen, T.H. Udbudspåvirkning af forbruget i
almen lægepraksis. Norsk Økonomisk Tidsskrift [in Danish: Supplier induced demand in
general practice], 2008, 122 (2): 20-35.
Bech, M., Kjær, T. & Kronborg, C. Omstilling i det grønlandske sundhedsvæsen. Afdækning af
befolkningens præferencer for hjemtagning af nyresvigtsbehandling [In Danish:
Reorganisations in the Greenlandish health care sytem. The population's preferences for
establishing nephrology facilities]. Økonomi og Politik, 2008, nr. 4: 55-67.
Hjulmann, K., Vondeling, H. & Bech, M. Why did some Danish counties introduce breast
cancer screening and others not? An exploratory study of four selected counties.
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2008, vol. 24 (3): 326-332.
Herbild, L., Gyrd-Hansen, D. & Bech, M. Preferences for Pharmacogenetic Screening in
Depression. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2008, vol. 24
(1): 96-103.
Bech, Mickael & Lauridsen, Jørgen. Exploring the spatial pattern in hospital admissions.
Health Policy, 2008, vol. 87 (1): 50-62.
Hansen, Kasper M. & Bech, Mickael. De sociotropiske vælgere: Ønsket om faldende ledighed
betyder mere, end hvem der bliver statsminister, og vælgerne kan ikke købes med
lønstigninger. Politica, 2007, 39. årgang, nr. 1: 67-86.
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31. Lauridsen, J., Bech, M., López, F. & Sánchez, M.M. Spatial dynamics of public pharmaceutical
expenditures. Case Studies in Business, Government and Industry Statistics (CS-BIGS),
2007, vol. 1(1): 80-90.
32. Bech, M., Gyrd-Hansen, D., Kjær, T., Lauridsen, J., Sørensen, J. Graded Pairs Comparison –
does Strength of Preference matter? Analysis of Preferences for Specialized Nurse Home
Visits for Pain Management. Health Economics, 2007, 16(5): 513-529.
33. Kjeldsen, H.C., Bech, M., Christensen, B. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Two Management
Strategies for Dyspepsia. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care,
2007, 23(3): 376-384.
34. Bech, M., Christiansen, T. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Handling VAT in economic evaluations: should
prices include VAT? Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2006, vol. 5(4): 209-213.
35. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J. & Pedersen, K.M. Giver øget brug af takststyring i sygehusvæsenet
højere produktivitet? (In Danish: Does activity based reimbursement have an impact on
hospital productivity?). Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, 2006, 144(3): 326-342.
36. Kjær, T., Bech, M., Gyrd-Hansen, Hart-Hansen, K. Ordering effect and price sensitivity in
discrete choice experiments: Need we worry? Health Economics 2006, 15(11): 1217-1228.
37. Jarbol, D.E., Bech, M., Kragstrup, J., Havelund, T., de Muckadell, O.B.S. Economic evaluation
of empirical antisecretory therapy versus Helicobacter pylori test for management of
dyspepsia. A randomized trial in primary care. International Journal of Technology
Assessment in Health Care, 2006 22(3): 362-371.
38. Pedersen, K.M., Christiansen, T. & Bech, M. The Danish health-care system: evolution – not
revolution – in a decentralized system. Health Economics, 2005, 14(S1): S41-S57.
39. Bech, M. The economics of non-attendance and the expected effect of charging a fine on
non-attendees. Health Policy, 2005 74(2): 181-191.
40. Bech, M. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Effects Coding in Discrete Choice Experiments. Health
Economics 2005, 14(10): 1079-1083.
41. Bech, M., Sørensen, J. & Lauridsen, J. Eliciting women's preferences for a training program in
breast self-examination: a conjoint ranking experiment. Value in Health, 2005, 8(4): 479487.
42. Bech, M. Takststyring af sygehuse – kan marginalomkostningstakster bruges og hvad er
alternativet? [In Danish Activity based reimbursement of hospitals – can marginal DRG
charges be used and what is the alternative?] Økonomi & Politik 2005, 78. årgang, nr. 1:
31-39.
43. Bech, Mickael, Dahl, Poul S. & Hansen, Kasper M. Afdækning af plejepersonales præference
for job i et conjoint ranking eksperiment: Hvordan vægtes forskellige jobkarakteristika? [In
Danish: Home care assistants’ preferences for job characteristics – a conjoint ranking
study]. Økonomi & Politik, 2004, no. 4: 38-50.
44. Bech, M., Kjær, T., Lauridsen, J., Gyrd-Hansen, D. Hvad ønsker studerende af deres
fremtidige job? Illustration af et diskret valg eksperiment. (In Danish: Which job
characteristics are important to university students? A discrete choice experiment)
Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, 2004, vol. 142 (1): 48-67.
45. Dyreborg, U., Axelsson, C., Bak, M., Bech, M., Bellstrøm, T., Christensen, S., Grabau, D.
Aa., Gyrd-Hansen, D., Jensen, A. B., Rose, C., Schwartz, W., Jørgensen, T., & Bakketeig, L.
2004. Mammografiscreeningen i Fyns Amt 1993-97 - En medicinsk teknologivurdering.
Medicinsk Teknologivurdering puljeprojekter, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1-315. (Peer reviewed report
in Danish – Mammography screening in the County of Funen 1993-97).
46. Vrangbæk, K. & Bech, M. Organizational responses to the introduction of DRG rates for
”extended choice” hospital patients in Denmark. Health Policy, 2004, 67(1): 25-37.
47. Bech, M. County council politicians’ choice of hospital payment scheme: a discrete choice
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study. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 2003, 2(4): 225-232.
48. Bech, M. Politicians’ and hospital managers’ tradeoffs in the choice of reimbursement
scheme: a discrete choice experiment. Health Policy, 2003, 66(3): 261-275.
49. Bech, M. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Cost implications of routine mammography screening of
women 50-69 years in the county of Funen, Denmark, Health Policy, 2000, 54(2): 125-141.
Books and book chapters
50. Pedersen, KM., Bech, M., Bek, T. Kvalitetsudvikling og incitamenter. I Mainz, J., Bartels, P.,
Bek, T., Pedersen, KM., Krøll, V., Rohde, P. (red.) Kvalitetsudvikling i praksis. Munksgaard,
København, 2011, pp. 389-404.
51. Bech, M., Pedersen, KM., Bartels, P., Mainz, J., Hansen, AM. Offentliggørelse af information
om kvalitet. I Mainz, J., Bartels, P., Bek, T., Pedersen, KM., Krøll, V., Rohde, P. (red.)
Kvalitetsudvikling i praksis. Munksgaard, København, 2011, pp. 405-422.
52. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J., López, F. and Sánchez, M.M. Dynamic patterns and small-area
variation in public pharmaceutical expenditure. In: Christian Dreger, Reinhold Kosfeld and
Matthias Türck (eds.) Emprirische Regionalforscung Heute – Festschrift für Professor Dr.
Hans-Friedrich Eckey, page 159-178. Gabler, Wiesbaden, 2010.
53. Andersen, L.B., Bech, M., Lauridsen, J. Political or dental power in private and public service
provision – a study of municipal expenditures for child dental care. . In Linde, P. (red.)
”Symposium i Anvendt Statistik” udgivet ved Økonomi Institut, Københavns Universitet &
Danmarks Statistik, København, 2010, pp. 120-135.
54. Bech, M., Hansen, B.B., Lauridsen, J., Sørensen, T.H. ”Rationering og udbudsinducering af
forbrug i almen lægepraksis.” In Linde, P. (red.). Symposium i Anvendt Statistik udgivet ved
IER, Syddansk Universitet & Danmarks Statistik, København, 2009, pp. 31-44.
55. Bech, M. & Lauridsen, J. ”Variationsmønstre i hospitalsindlæggelser - har kommunerne
kontrol over hospitalsindlæggelserne?” I Lauridsen, J. & Pedersen, K.M. Sundhedsøkonomi Fra teori til praksis, København: DJØF, 2009 kapital 4: 75-90.
56. Hjulmann, K, Vondeling, H., & Bech, M. ”Hvorfor indførte nogle danske amter
mammografiscreening og andre ikke?” I Lauridsen, J. & Pedersen, K.M. Sundhedsøkonomi Fra teori til praksis, København: DJØF, 2009 kapital 7: 133-144.
57. Bech, M., Kjær, T. & Kronborg, C. ”Grønlændernes ønsker til udbygning af
sundhedsvæsenet med behandling af patienter med nyresvigt” I Lauridsen, J. & Pedersen,
K.M. Sundhedsøkonomi - Fra teori til praksis, København: DJØF, 2009 kapital 11: 193-210.
58. Bech, M. & Kristensen, M.B. Differential response rates in postal and Web-based surveys in
older respondents. In Linde, P. (red.). Symposium i Anvendt Statistik udgivet ved
Copenhagen Business School & Danmarks Statistik, København, 2008, pp. 82-93.
59. Pedersen, K.M., Bech, M., Hansen, M.B. Incitamentsstyring i sygehusvæsenet: Virkningen af
øget takststyring og tilhørende incitamenter. (In Danish). Odense: University Press of
Southern Denmark, March 2006.
60. Bech, M., Gyrd-Hansen, D., Kjær, T., Lauridsen, J. & Sørensen, J. Stated Preferences for
Specialized Nurse Home Visits using Graded Pairs Comparison: How to Analyse Data? I
Lauridsen, J. & Andersen-Alstrup, D. (red.) ”Symposium i Anvendt Statistik” udgivet ved
Økonomisk Institut, SDU & Danmarks Statistik, København, 2005, pp. 139-160.
61. Bech, M. & Kjær, T. Betydningen af varians i diskret valg studier. I Lauridsen, J. &
Andersen-Alstrup, D. (red.) ”Symposium i Anvendt Statistik” udgivet ved Økonomisk
Institut, SDU & Danmarks Statistik, København, 2005, pp. 423-447.
62. Bech, Mickael. Choice of Hospital Reimbursement Scheme: Incentives and Tradeoffs. Ph.D.
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Thesis published by Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark, 2004.
Other publications
63. Dørken, R., Feilberg, S., Buse, T., Jakobsen, M.L.F., Pallesen, T., Hansen, X.B., Kristensen,
S.R., Bech, M. Takster i faste rammer. En analyse af takst- og økonomistyringen på
sygehusområdet. KREVI rapport, januar 2012.
64. Bech, M. Politikere må træffe svære valg om sundhed. Kronik i Politiken, specielt indstik om
valg 2011, den 28. august, 2011.
65. Søgaard, R. Bech, M. & Olsen J. Effekten af private sundhedsforsikringer på forbruget
af offentligt finansierede sygehusydelser. CAST rapport, maj 2011.
66. Pedersen, K.M., Bech, M., Vrangbæk, K. The Danish Health Care System:
An Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Copenhagen:
Copenhagen Consensus Center, February 2011.
67. Pedersen, K.M., Bech, M., Vrangbæk, K. En analyse af udfordringer, muligheder, styrker og
svagheder ved det danske sundhedsvæsen og 10 løsningsforslag. Copenhagen: Copenhagen
Consensus Center, February 2011.
68. Socha, K. & Bech, M. The relationship between dual practice and physicians’ work behaviour
in the public hospitals: Results from the Danish survey. Health Economics Papers 2011:1.
Institute of Public Health, Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
69. Bech, M, Arendt, J.A., Kronborg, C., Lauridsen, J.T. Skal lægerne, økonomerne eller
politikerne have magten i sundhedsvæsenet? Kronik i Politiken, 21. december 2010, 2.
sektion, side 9.
70. Bech, M. Nielsen, J.A., Kronborg, C., Lauridsen, J.T. Djøferne har taget magten i
sundhedsvæsenet – eller har de? Health Economics Papers 2010:6. Institute of Public
Health, Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
71. Birk-Olsen, M. & Bech, M. Frokost I børnehuset – Der er ikke fremlagt dokumenterede
effekter af en frokostordning. Kronik i Fyens Stiftstidende den 23. November 2010.
72. Strøm T, Bech M, Toft P. Economic Evaluation of A No Sedation Strategy in Critically Ill
Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation. Critical Care Medicine 2009;37(12):997.
Conference abstract. Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) 39th Critical Care Congress,
Miami, US, January 2010.
73. Mollerup, M., Martin, H.M., Bech, M. Effektiv brugerinddragelse – foreløbige erfaringer fra
projekt PaRIS. Tidsskrift for Dansk Sundhedsvæsen, 2010, 86. årgang, nr. 4: 8-11.
74. Pedersen, K.M., Bech, M., Socha, K. Lægers bijobberi stærkt overdrevet. Analyse i Politiken,
tirsdag den 20. april 2010.
75. Bech, M. Derfor halter sygehusøkonomien. Analyse I Poliken, søndag den 7. marts 2010.
76. Draborg, E., Kjær, T., Bech, M. & Mollerup, M. Dokumentationsrapport –
Spørgeskemaundersøgelse. PaRIS – Patientens Rejse i Sundhedssektoren. Health Economics
Papers 2009:5. Institute of Public Health, Health Economics, University of Southern
Denmark.
77. Lund, E., Bech, M., Hulbæk, L., Jest, P. ”Tolkning via videokonferenceudstyr i Region
Syddanmark – Gevinst for personale, patienter, tolke og ikke mindst økonomien”, Tidsskrift
for Dansk Sundhedsvæsen, 2009, årgang 85, nr. 9: 246-249.
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Fasterholdt, I, Bech, M. Hulbæk, L. ”Økonomi i teletolkning – traditionel fremmødetolkning
contra teletolkning vurderet gennem en business-case”, Tidsskrift for Dansk
Sundhedsvæsen, 2009, årgang 85, nr. 9: 250-252.
Kristensen, S.R. & Bech, M. ”Analyse: Kvalitetsmåling giver skæve resultater.” Kronik i
Politiken, 20. august 2009.
Kronborg, C., Kjær, T. & Bech, M. ”Hjemtagning af dialysebehandling til grønlandske
patienter med kronisk nyresvigt”. Health Economics Papers 2008:14. Institute of Public
Health, Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
Kidholm, K. Korsbek, L., Kjærby, R., Jeppesen, J-O. S, Bech, M. Den nationale mini-MTVdatabase Over 300 MTV’er fra danske sygehuse samlet på Sundhedsdatanettet. Tidsskrift
for Dansk Sundhedsvæsen, 84. årgang, 2008 nr. 10: 272-275.
Vedsted, P., Olsen, K.R., Sørensen, T.H., Bech, M. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Henvisningsmønstret i
almen praksis. En litteraturgennemgang. Ministeriet for Sundhed og Forebyggelse,
København 2008.
Olsen, K.R., Sørensen, T.H., Vedsted, P., Gyrd-Hansen, D. & Bech, M. Analyse af
henvisningsmønstret i dansk almen praksis Delanalyse 2. En registerundersøgelse. Dansk
Sundhedsinstitut, Juli 2008.
Evald, Majbritt R., Thomsen, Jeanette & Bech, Mickael. ”Visioner og VIP-virkelighed i
konflikt.” Samfundsøkonomen, 2008, nr. 5: 31-35.
Bech, M. & Clemensen, J. “Stordrift, nærhed og høj kvalitet.” Kronik i Fyens Stiftidende, 18.
maj 2008, side 9 i første sektion.
Clemensen, J. & Bech, M. ”Fremtidens sundhedsvæsen balancerer nærhed og kvalitet.”
Kronik i Herning Folkeblad, 8. maj 2008, side 7 i første sektion.
Clemensen, J. & Bech, M. ”Læger vælger faglighed og nærhed”. Kronik i Herning Folkeblad,
7. maj 2008, side 1 i anden sektion.
Hansen, B.B., Sørensen, T. H. & Bech, M. Variation in utilization of health care services in
general practice in Denmark. Data description report: Data collection and descriptive
statistics. Health Economics Papers 2008:1. Institute of Public Health, Health Economics,
University of Southern Denmark.
Sørensen, J., Gudex, C., Bech, M. & Clausen, I. Inpatient care or day surgery for
gynaecological laparoscopy: what do patients prefer? Health Economics Papers 2007:5.
Institute of Public Health, Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
Bech, M. & Socha, K. Bibeskæftigelse – problem eller mulighed? Tidsskrift for Dansk
Sundhedsvæsen, 83. årgang, 2007 nr. 5: 145-148.
Lauridsen, J., Maté, M., López, F. & Bech, M. Public pharmaceutical expenditure:
identification of spatial effects. Health Economics Papers 2007:3. Institute of Public Health,
Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
Lauridsen, J., Bech, M., López, F. & Maté, M. Geographic and dynamic heterogeneity of
public phamaceutical expenditure. Health Economics Papers 2007:2. Institute of Public
Health, Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
Lauridsen, J. & Bech, M. Dynamic patterns and small-area variation in hospital admissions. I
Linde, P. (red.) ”Symposium i Anvendt Statistik” udgivet ved Institut for Økonomi, Århus
Universitet & Danmarks Statistik, København, 2007, pp. 168-185.
Bech, M., Kjær, T. & Lauridsen, J. Does the number of choice matter? Results form a web
survey applying discrete choice experiment. I Linde, P. (red.) ”Symposium i Anvendt
Statistik” udgivet ved Institut for Økonomi, Århus Universitet & Danmarks Statistik,
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København, 2007, pp. 51-73.
Christiansen, T., Bech, M., Lauridsen, J., Nielsen, P. Demographic Changes and Aggregate
Health-Care Expenditure in Europe. ENEPRI Research Report No. 32/December 2006.
96. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J., López, F., Sánchez, M.M. Time trends and spatial spill-over effects
in the Spanish public pharmaceutical expenditure. European Journal of Health Economics,
2006, Suppl. 1, 7: s17.
97. Bech, M. Kontraktstyring af sygehusene: Fra blød til hård kontraktstyring. Tidsskrift for
Dansk Sundhedsvæsen, 82. årgang, 2006 nr. 10: 343-346.
98. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J. & Pedersen, K.M. Giver øget brug af takststyring i sygehusvæsenet
højere produktivitet? Health Economics Papers 2006:4. Institute of Public Health, Health
Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
99. Bech, M., Christiansen, T., Dunham, K., Lauridsen, J., Lyttkens, C.H., McDonald, K.,
McGuire, A. How do economic incentives and regulatory factors influence adoption of
cardiac technologies? Result from the TECH project. Working Papers, Department of
Economics, Lund University, No 2006:15.
100. Bech, M. & Pedersen, K.M. Not just for the money. Tidsskrift for Dansk Sundhedsvæsen, 82.
årgang, 2006 nr. 4: 147-150.
101. Pedersen, K.M. & Bech, M. Hvordan flytter man penge på den bedste måde? Mandat, 2006,
nr. 3: 44-47.
102. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J., López, F. & Sánchez, M.M. Time trends and spatial spill-over effects
in public pharmaceutical expenditures. I Linde, P., Rootzén, H. & Traberg-Borup, EM. (red.)
”Symposium i Anvendt Statistik” udgivet ved Informatik og Matematisk Modellering,
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet & Danmarks Statistik, København, 2006, pp. 115-126.
103. Bech, M., Pedersen, K.M. & Hansen, M.B. Privat inddragelse I finansiering, byggeri og drift af
offentlige anlægsinvesteringer med særlig vægt på sundhedsområdet: Udenlandske
erfaringer og danske muligheder. Health Economics Papers 2005:3. Institute of Public
Health, Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
104. Bech, M. & Pedersen, K.M. Transaction Costs Theory Applied to the Choice of
Reimbursement Scheme in an Integrated Health Care System. Health Economics Papers
2005:2. Institute of Public Health, Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark.
105. Bech, M. Choice in the Danish health care system. Euro Observer, 2004 6(4): 5-6.
106. Bech, Mickael & Birk-Olsen, Mette. Når patienterne bliver væk fra aftalerne: Er det et
problem og hvad skal vi i givet fald gøre ved det? (In Danish - Is non-attendance a problem
and what can we do about it?) Tidsskrift for Dansk Sundhedsvæsen, 2004, 80(9): 292-295.
107. Kjær, T., Bech, M., Gyrd-Hansen, D. & Hart-Hansen, K. Testing for internal consistency
ordering effects and dominant preferences in a discrete choice experiment: a study of
preferences for psoriasis. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2004, 4
(supplement): s38.
108. Bech, Mickael & Iversen, Peter B. Politikere og sygehusledelser positive overfor
aktivitetsbaseret afregning (In Danish - Politicians and hospital managers are in favour of
activity based financing). Tidsskrift for Dansk Sundhedsvæsen, 2003, 79. årgang nr. 9: 287290.
109. Iversen, Peter B. & Bech, Mickael. Beslutningstageres brug af sundhedsøkonomiske analyser
(In Danish - Policy makers’ use of economics evaluations). Tidsskrift for Dansk
Sundhedsvæsen, 2003, 79. årgang nr. 9: 291-294.
110. Rasmussen, D.H., Pedersen, M.L., Vondeling, H. & Bech, M. Sundhedspolitiske beslutninger
95.
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– bliver de implementeret? – et casestudie af gennemførelsen af Sundhedsstyrelsens
anbefalinger for hospitalsrehabilitering af svært traumatisk hjerneskadede (in Danish Health policy decisions – are they implemented?). Tidsskrift for Dansk Sundhedsvæsen,
2003, 79. årgang nr. 4: 129-135.
111. Skjoldborg, U.S., Bech, M., Andersen, C.K. Opgørelse af omkostninger i økonomiske
evalueringer (in Danish - Measuring costs in economic evaluation). Månedsskrift for Praktisk
Lægegerning 2003, 81(3): 441-451.
112. Vrangbæk, K. & Bech, M. Organizational responses to the introduction of DRG rates for
”extended choice” hospital patients in Denmark. Institut for Statskundskab, Arbejdspapir
2002/15.
Reports
113. Anne Birgitte Christensen, Jeppe Plesner, Mickael Bech. "Establishing Joint Acute Wards
(JAWs)". Health Policy Monitor, Oct 2010. Available at
http://www.hpm.org/survey/dk/a16/1
114. Socha, Karolina and Mickael Bech. "Waiting time guarantee - an update". Health Policy
Monitor, October 2008. Available at http://www.hpm.org/survey/dk/a12/2
115. Socha, Karolina and Mickael Bech. "Extended free choice of hospital - follow up". Health
Policy Monitor, April 2008. Available at http://www.hpm.org/survey/dk/a11/1
116. Bech, M., Berg, R., Christensen, J., Ejersbo, J., Evald, M.R., Fuglsig, M., Kjeldgaard, D.,
Legind, Nina, N.D., Roth, E. & Thomsen, J. Rekruttering og fastholdelse af videnskabelige
medarbejdere. Strategirapport ved det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Syddansk
Universitet, January 2008.
117. Socha, Karolina and Mickael Bech. "Extended free choice of hospital - waiting time". Health
Policy Monitor, October 2007. Available at http://www.hpm.org/survey/dk/a10/1
118. Bech, M., Pedersen, K.M. & Hansen, M.B. Privat inddragelse I finansiering, byggeri og drift af
offentlige anlægsinvesteringer med særlig vægt på sundhedsområdet: Udenlandske
erfaringer og daske muligheder. Udarbejdet til Keops A/S 2005.
119. Mickael Bech & Mette Birk-Olsen. "No-show fees for hospital patients". Health Policy Monitor,
09/10/2004. Available at http://www.hpm.org/survey/dk/a4/3
120. Pedersen, C.S. & Bech, M. Evaluering af Projekt Rygestop for gravide i Fyns Amt. Fyns Amt,
2004.
121. Mickael Bech. "No-show fees for non-attending patients". Health Policy Monitor, 01/04/04.
Available at http://www.hpm.org/survey/dk/a3/6
122. Bech, M. & Pedersen, K.M. Kommentarer til Konkurrencestyrelsens udkast til kapitel 7.
Udarbejdet til Konkurrencestyrelsen, 2003.
123. Mickael Bech, Kjeld Moeller Pedersen, Terkel Christiansen. "HC Sector Organization". Health
Policy Monitor, May 2003. Available at http://www.hpm.org/survey/dk/a1/5
124. Christiansen, I. L. & Bech, M. Evaluering af implementering af aktivitetsbestemt afregning på
Middelfart sygehus. (In Danish - Implementation of activity based reimbursement at
Middelfart Hospitals). November 2001.
125. Sørensen, J., Bech, M., Nielsen, K. E., Nørgård, G. H., Jacobsen, J., Krogh, C.
Koordinationsudvalget I Odense Kommune: Sammenfatning af den gennemførte evaluering.
Center for Anvendt Sundhedstjenesteforskning og Teknologivurdering, juni 2001
126. Sørensen, J., Bech, M., Nielsen, K.E. Koordinationsudvalget i Odense Kommune. Delrapport
1: Mål- og procesevaluering. Center for Anvendt Sundhedstjenesteforskning og
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Teknologivurdering, juni 2001.
127. Bech, M. Koordinationsudvalget i Odense Kommune. Delrapport 2: Virksomhedssurvey.
Center for Anvendt Sundhedstjenesteforskning og Teknologivurdering, juni 2001.
128. Bech, M., Dyekjær, K., Hansen, L., Kallestrup, M., Sjuneson, H., Johansen, N., Strømbæk, C.
Socialundersøgelse 1998-99. DJØF 1999.
129. Nielsen, M., Bech, M., Mikkelsen, L.B., Hindrichsen, M.L., Thernøe, L., Nielsen, S.W.
Socialundersøgelsen 1996-97. DJØF 1997.
10. Conference presentations (presenting author underlined)
1. Kongstad, L.P., Bech, M. Problems associated with reimbursing teaching hospitals – Do
2. highly specialized units comprise systematically higher costs? Presented at the 32nd NHESG
meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, 17-19th August 2011.
3. Søgaard, R., Pedersen, M.S., Bech, M. Does private health insurance reduce the use public
hospital? Presented at the 32nd NHESG meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, 17-19th August
2011.
4. Hansen, X.B., Bech, M., Socha, K. The Variation of Mixed Reimbursement Systems in
Denmark – A review of the choices made across the five regions of Denmark. Presented at
the 32nd NHESG meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, 17-19th August 2011.
5. Kristensen, S. R., Sutton, M., Bech, M. What is the empirical basis for holding hospitals
financially responsible for emergency readmission rates? Presented at the 32nd NHESG
meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, 17-19th August 2011.
6. Nielsen, J.S., Bech, M., Christensen, K., Kiil, A., Hvidt, N.C. Risk aversion, health behaviour
and religiosity. Analysis using a sample of Danish twins. Presented at the 32nd NHESG
meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, 17-19th August 2011.
7. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J.T., Andersen, L.B., Municipal Expenditures for Child Dental Care:
Political or Dental Power in Private and Public Service Provision. Presented at the 8th iHEA
congress in Toronto, 9-13 July 2011.
8. Bech, M. ’Betaling for kvalitet og kvalitet som økonomisk incitament’ (In Danish: Payment
for Quality and Quantity)”. Presentation at the biannual Danish DRG conference in Ringsted,
Denmark, 6 May 2011.
9. Andersen, L.B., Lauridsen, J.T., Bech, M. Political or dental power in private and public
service provision – a study of municipal expenditures for child dental care. 8th European
conference on Health Economics, July 7-10th July 2010.
10. Kristensen, S.R., Bech, M. Paying for quality in hospital care: Who should be paid? 8th
European conference on Health Economics, July 7-10th July 2010.
11. Fasterholdt, I, Bech, M. et al. Economic consequences of home hospitalization of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease patients. 8th European conference on Health Economics, July
7-10th July 2010.
12. Fasterholdt, I., Bech, M., Sorknæs, A. Kidholm, K. Economic consequences of home
hospitalization of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Dansk Forum for
Sundhedsøkonomi, København, 14. April. 2010.
13. Kristensen, S.R., Bech, M. The Quality Concern: A clarifying review of the economic
literature on the potential adverse effects on the quality of health care from activity based
funding of hospitals. Dansk Forum for Sundhedsøkonomi, København, 14. April. 2010.
14. Strøm, T., Bech, M. & Toft, P. Economic evaluation of a no sedation strategy in critically ill
patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) 39th
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Critical Care Congress, Miami, US, January 2010.
15. What dimensions are important to patients in their experience of continuity of care? : A
study of patients' preferences using a discrete choice experiment. / Kjær, Trine; Bech,
Mickael; Draborg, Eva Ulriksen; Mollerup, Mette. 2009. Konferencen: ISPOR 12th Annual
European Congress, Paris, France, 24. oktober 2009 - 27. oktober 2009.
16. Cancerpatienters ønsker og behov til sammenhængende patientforløb - første og udvalgte
resultater. / Draborg, Eva Ulriksen; Bech, Mickael; Kjær, Trine. 2009. Konferencen: 15.
møde i Dansk Forum for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, nr. 15, Aarhus, Danmark, 11.
november 2009.
17. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J. Exploring the spatial pattern in municipal expenditures for dental
child care. Presented 30th NHESG Meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 2009.
18. Bech, M., Chrisitensen, T., Khoman, E., Lauridsen, J., Weale, M. Ageing and aggregate
health care expenditure in Europe. Presented 30th NHESG Meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland,
August 2009.
19. Bech, M., Hulbæk, L., Fasterholdt, I., Grøn, P., Jørgensen, L.I., Lund, E., Pedersen, C.D.
Videoconferenced language interpretation: A national infrastructure in Denmark. At the
conference “Infrastructures for Healthcare – Connecting practices across institutional and
professional boundaries”, Copenhagen 18-19 June 2009.
20. Bech, M, Hansen, B.B., Lauridsen, J. & Sørensen, T.H. Rationering og udbudsinducering af
forbruger i almen lægepraksis. Presented at Symposium i Anvendt Statistik, Kolding, 26-27
January 2009.
21. Bech, M. & Lauridsen, J. Exploring the small area variation and spatial patterns in outpatient
treatments. Presented at Third Seminar of Spatial Econometrics in honour of Doctor J.H.P.
Paelinck, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 10-11 October 2008.
22. Bech, M. & Kristensen, M.B. Fremtidens ældreboliger. Presented at Symposium i Anvendt
Statistik, Copenhagen, 28-30 January 2008.
23. Bech, M., Hansen, B.B., Lauridsen, T. & Lauridsen, J. Can supplier induced demand and
availability effects be identified for Danish general practitioners? Presented 28th NHESG
Meeting, Tartu, Estonia, August 2007.
24. Bech, M. & Lauridsen, J. Exploring the spatial pattern in GP expenditures. Presented 28th
NHESG Meeting, Tartu, Estonia, August 2007.
25. Kjær, T., Bech, M. & Kronborg, C. Willingness-to-pay for the establishment of nephrology
facilities in Greenland: Application of a discrete choice experiment. Presented 28th NHESG
Meeting, Tartu, Estonia, August 2007.
26. Hjul, K., Vondeling, H. & Bech, M. Decision making variation on the introduction of breast
cancer screening at the county level in Denmark. Presented at the 4th Annual Meeting of
Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) in Barcelona June 2007.
27. Bech, M. & Lauridsen, J. Exploring the spatial pattern in hospital admissions. Presented at
the 6th iHEA congress in Copenhagen, 8-11 July 2007.
28. Herbild, L. Bech, M. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Pharmacogenetic screening for CYP-polymorphisms
in the treatment of depression – using discrete choice experiments to disclose patients’ and
publics’ preferences. Presented at the 6th iHEA congress in Copenhagen, 8-11 July 2007.
29. Bech, M., Kjær, T. & Lauridsen, J. Does the Number of Choice Sets Matter? Results from a
Web Survey Applying Discrete Choice Experiment. Presented at the 6th iHEA congress in
Copenhagen, 8-11 July 2007.
30. Bech, M. & Lauridsen, J. Dynamic patterns and small-area variation in hospital admissions.
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Presented at Danish Forum for Health Economics, Århus, 24 May 2007.
31. Bech, M., Hansen, B.B., Lauridsen, Jørgen & Sørensen, T.H. Udbudspåvirkning af forbruget
almen praksis. Presented at Danish Forum for Health Economics, Århus, 24 May 2007.
32. Bech, M., Christiansen, T. , Dunham, K. , Lauridsen, J., Lyttkens, C.H., McDonald, K.,
McGuire, A., Investigators TECH. Adoption and Diffusion of new Technologies for Treatment
of Ageing-Related Diseases : A case study of technologies used to treat heart attacks. 2007.
Presented at The International Regulation of New Medical Technology; health Technology
Adaption in the European Union, North America, East Asia, and in the Developring World.,
Salchau Schloss, Kiel, Germany, 7-11 may 2007.
33. Lauridsen, J. & Bech, M. Dynamic patterns and small-area variation in hospital admissions.
Presented at Symposium i Anvendt Statistik, Århus, 30-31 January 2007.
34. Bech, M., Kjær, T. & Lauridsen, J. Does the number of choice matter? Results form a web
survey applying discrete choice experiment. Presented at Symposium i Anvendt Statistik,
Århus, 30-31 January 2007.
35. Bech, M. et al. The influence of economic incentives and regulatory factors on the adoption
of treatment technologies: a case study of technologies used to treat heart attacks.
Presented at Workshop on Health Economics: The design and evaluation of incentives for
health care providers. Bergen, 23-24 November 2006.
36. Christiansen, T., Bech, M., Lauridsen, J. & Nielsen, P. Demographic changes and aggregate
health care expenditure in Europe. Presented 27th NHESG Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark,
August 2006.
37. Bech, M., Christiansen, T. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Handling VAT in economic evaluation: should
prices include VAT? Presented 27th NHESG Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 2006.
38. Bech, M., Lauridsen, J., López, F., Sánchez, M.M. Time trends and spatial spill-over effects in
the Spanish public pharmaceutical expenditure. Presented at the 6th European Conference
on Health Economics in Budapest, Hungary, July 2006.
39. Bech, M., Christiansen, T. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Handling VAT in economic evaluation: should
prices include VAT? Presented at the 12th Danish Meeting for Health Economists, April 26th
2006.
40. Bech, M., Lauridsen, L. & Pedersen, KM. Giver øget brug af takststyring I sundhedsvæsenet
højere produktivitet? Presented at the 12th Danish Meeting for Health Economists, April 26th
2006.
41. Bech, M. et al. How Do economic and regulatory incentives influence adoption of new
medical technologies? Results from the TECH project. Presented at the 5th iHEA congress in
Barcelona, 8-13 August 2005.
42. Kjær, T., Bech, M. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Introducing cheap talk into a discrete choice
experiment: an empirical study of hypothetical bias. Presented at the 5th iHEA congress in
Barcelona, 8-13 August 2005.
43. Bech, M., Gyrd-Hansen, D., Kjær, T., Lauridsen, J. & Sørensen, J. Stated Preferences for
Specialized Nurse Home Visits using Graded Pairs Comparison: How to Analyse Data?
Symposium i Anvendt Statistik [Workshop for Applied Statistics], January 24-25 2005.
44. Bech, M. & Kjær, T. Betydningen af varians i diskret valg studier. Symposium i Anvendt
Statistik [Workshop for Applied Statistics], January 24-25 2005.
45. Kjær, T., Bech, M., Gyrd-Hansen, D. & Hart-Hansen, K. Testing for internal consistency
ordering effects and dominant preferences in a discrete choice experiment: a study of
preferences for psoriasis. Presented at the 5th European Conference on Health Economics,
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London, 2004.
46. Bech, M., Christiansen, T., Nielsen, P. & Lauridsen, J. How do economic and regulatory
incentives influence the adoption of new technologies? Presented at the 25th Nordic Health
Economists' Study Group Meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 2004.
47. Bech M., Christiansen et al. Hvordan påvirker økonomiske incitamenter og regulering
spredningen og ibrugtagelsen af nye (dyre) teknologier? (In Danish) Dansk Forum for
Sundhedstjenesteforskning, Århus November 18th. 2003.
48. Kjær, T., Bech, M., Gyrd-Hansen, D. & Hart-Hansen, K. Testing for Internal Consistency,
Ordering Effects and Dominant Preferences in a Discrete Choice Experiment – A Study of
Preferences for Psoriasis Treatment. Presented at a Discrete Choice Workshop September
22-23 2003 in Oxford, UK.
49. Bech, M., Christiansen, T., Lauridsen, J., Nielsen, P. & Kessler, D. How do economic and
regulatory incentives influence the adoption of new technologies? Presented at the iHEA 4th
world conference, San Francisco, US June 15-18 2003
50. Pedersen, K.M. & Bech, M. Theory of the hospital and the neo-institutional theory of the
firm. Presented at the iHEA 4th world conference, San Francisco, US June 15-18 2003.
51. Pedersen, K.M. & Bech, M. The use of transaction cost economics in health economics: A
relevant paradigm? Presented at the iHEA 4th world conference, San Francisco, US June 1518 2003.
52. Bech, M. & Pedersen, K.M. Why do we have vertical integration in the health care sector?
Interpretations based on 'standard' neo-classical health economics and new institutional
economic theory. Presented at the 23rd Nordic Health Economists' Study Group Meeting,
Helsinki, Finland 23 - 24 August 2002.
53. Bech, M. Politicians’ preferences and hospital financing in a public integrated system.
Presented at a Discrete Choice Workshop April 18-19 2002, Odense, Denmark.
54. Vrangbæk, K. & Bech, M. Organizational responses to the introduction of DRG rates for
”extended choice” hospital patients in Denmark. Presented at the Nordic Health Economist’
Study Group Meeting at University of Southern Denmark, August 24-25, 2001.
55. Bech, M. & Pedersen, K.M. Reimbursement schemes viewed from principal-agent theory and
transaction cost economics: which is the better approach. Presented at the Nordic Health
Economist’ Study Group Meeting at University of Southern Denmark, August 24-25, 2001.
56. Iversen, P. & Bech, M. The use of conjoint analysis for eliciting the preferences of Danish
county politicians and senior hospital administrators. Presented at the Nordic Health
Economist’ Study Group Meeting at University of Southern Denmark, August 24-25, 2001.
57. Bech, M. & Pederesen, K.M. How can we explain hospital reimbursement schemes from a
principal-agent theory and is it sufficient to explain the existence of different schemes?
Presented at the iHEA 3rd world conference in York in July, 2001.
58. Slothuus, U., Bech, M., Andersen, C.K. Opgørelse af omkostninger i økonomiske
evalueringer. Presented at the ‘Dansk Forum for Sundhedsøkonomi’, Copenhagen, May
2001.
59. Bech, M. Review and evaluation of economic models of hospitals addressing reimbursement
questions. Presented at the 21th NHESG Meeting, Lund, Sweden, August 2000.
60. Bech, M. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. Cost-effectiveness analyse af mammografiscreening i Fyns Ams,
Danmark. Presented at the 20th NHESG Meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 1999.
61. Bech, M., Gyrd-Hansen, D., Rose, C., Grabau, D., Schwartz, W. Cost Analysis of
Mammography Screening in Denmark. Presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the
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International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care, June, 1999.
Conference organiser
• Co-organiser of Dansk Forum for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, held in Odense 29 November
2005. Co-organiser Helle Møller Jensen.
• Organiser of Brush-up course for all candidates graduated from the Faculty of Social
Science, University of Southern Denmark, held 9 November 2002. Co-organiser Terkel
Christiansen.
• Co-organiser of the Discrete Choice Workshop held 18-19 April 2002, Odense, University of
Southern Denmark. Co-organisers Jan Sørensen, Peter Iversen and Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
• Co-organiser of the Nordic Health Economist Study Group Meeting, held in August 2001 in
Odense. Co-organisers Terkel Christiansen and Peter Bo Poulsen.
11. Teaching notes
1. Bech, M. Introduktion til statistiske analyser i SPSS version 10. 2000
2. Bech, M., Birk-Olsen, M. & Gundgaard, J. Introduktion til statistiske analyser i SPSS version
13. 2007
3. Bech, M. Introduktion til statistiske analyser i SAS version 6.12. 2000
4. Bech, M., Birk-Olsen, M. & Gundgaard, J. Introduktion til statistiske analyser i SAS version
9.1. 2007
12. Presentations and guest lectures (mostly in Danish)
2003
1. Ekspertpaneldeltager ved Bløderforeningens temamøde ”Bløder i år 2010” den 1. februar.
2. Gæsteforelæsning ”Design og estimation af discrete choice experimenter” den 31. marts på
Den Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole.
2004
3. Oplæg på temamøde i Dansk Selskab for Medicinsk Prioritering ”Borgerinddragelse”, på
Skejby Sygehus, Århus, 26. januar.
4. Oplæg på Esbjerg Statsgymnasium ”Hvad kan vi lære af udenlandske reformer”, 4. marts.
5. Seminar at LSE Health & Social Care, London “How does economic and regulatory incentives
influence adoption of new medical technologies? Results from the TECH project”, 14 October.
2005
6. Forelæsning
om
Sundhedsøkonomisk
evaluering
på
Nordiska
Högskolan
för
folkhälsovetenskap den 16-17. maj (8 timer) samt den 30.november-1. december (8 timer).
7. Forelæser og medarrangør af kursus i ”Anvendt sundhedsøkonomi og sundhedspolitik” ved
Peqqissaanermik Illinarfik (Center for Health Educations), Grønland, Nuuk, 21-25. november.
8. Gæsteforelæser på DSI – Institut for Sundhedsvæsen’s kursus i Sundhedsøkonomi den 12.
oktober.
9. Gæsteforelæser på temadag på Bornholms Sygehus den 12. maj med titlen ”Hvad kan
sundhedsøkonomi bidrage med?”.
10. Gæsteforelæser på OLAU kurserne den 11. februar.
2006
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11. Gæsteforelæsning på DSI’s kursus i sundhedsøkonomi, 9. maj samt 2. november
12. Gæsteforelæsninger ved Nordiskae högskolan för folkhälsovenskap, Göteborg, 10-11. maj
13. Gæsteforelæsninger ved Capacent om discrete choice experiments, Island, 4-6. september
14. Oplæg ved symposiet ”Fremtidens tandlæge”, København, 15. september
15. Oplæg i Regionsforeningen med titlen ”Hvad kan et DRG system medføre på længere sigt?”,
København, 29. september
16. Gæsteforelæsning på Odense Universitetshospital med titlen ” Økonomiske incitamenter:
Betydning og virkning”, Odense, 6. oktober
17. Gæsteforelæsning på faget ”Meningsdannelse i et demokratisk perspektiv” ved Institut for
Statskundskab, København, 13. oktober
2007
18. Oplæg ved AKF med titlen ” Økonomiske incitamenter, forbrug af sundhedsydelser og
kommunalreformen”, København, 17. januar
19. Oplæg med titlen ”Teknologiske bidrag til løsningen af sundhedssektorens udfordringer” ved
workshoppen ”Automation i sundhedssektoren” på De Tekniske Fakultet, Odense, 18. januar.
20. Oplæg ved symposiet ”Fremtidens tandlæge”, Fredericia, 2. februar.
21. Oplæg ved Eksklusivmøde for Danske lungespecialister i Korsør 2. marts med titel ”Lægers
bibeskæftigelse – Er det et problem eller snarere en løsning?”
22. Kursus i sundhedsøkonomi for tillidsrepræsentanter ved FTF den 6. marts.
23. Oplæg med titlen ”Teknologiske bidrag til løsningen af sundhedssektorens udfordringer” ved
seminar med titlen ”Den intelligente operationsstue” arrangeret af Dansk Medicoteknisk
Selskab den 20. marts ved Odense Universitetshospital.
24. Oplæg med titlen ”Kvalitetsindikatorer i det danske sundhedsvæsen” ved Den Nationale
Casemix (DRG) Konference 2007 den 19-20. april i Aalborg.
25. Oplæg med titlen ”Can supplier induced demand and availability effects be identified for
Danish general practitioners?" ved DSI seminar, den 16. maj I København
26. Oplæg med titlen ”Kvalitetssikring ved de danske tandlæger” ved Augustenborg
Tandlægeforening, Sønderborg den 30. maj.
27. Gæsteforelæsning på DSI’s kursus i sundhedsøkonomi, 30. maj & 25. oktober.
28. Oplæg ved Teknologirådets workshop om prioritering i sundhedssystemet afholdt den 7. juni i
Middelfart.
29. Oplæg med titlen ”Hvordan flytter man penge på den bedste måde inden for
sundhedsvæsenet?” ved Odense Universitetshospital den 7. september.
30. Oplæg med titlen ” P4P & offentliggørelse af information om kvalitet” for Danske Regioners
Sundhedsøkonomisk kontor den 4. december.
2008
31. Oplæg med titlen ”P4P & offentliggørelse af information om kvalitet” ved seminar arrangeret
af Danske Regioner og Syddansk Universitet afholdt i København 20. maj.
32. Oplæg med titlen ”Frit valg på sundhedsområdet” ved seminar hos Forbrugerrådet,
København den 8. oktober.
33. Gæsteforelæsning på DSI’s kursus i sundhedsøkonomi, 29. oktober.
34. Oplæg med titlen ”Private supplerende sundhedsforsikringer – mulighed eller trussel?” ved
seminar hos Danske Fysioterapeuter, København den 18. december.
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2009
35. Oplæg med titlen ”Private supplerende sundhedsforsikringer – mulighed eller trussel?” ved
seminar hos Danske Fysioterapeuters hovedbestyrelsesmøde, Middelfart den 6. januar.
36. Oplæg ved årsmødet for Dansk Selskab for Kvalitet i Sundhedsvæsenet (DSKS) med titlen
”Selvom økonomien strammer til i sundhedsvæsenet – behøver det så at gå ud over
kvaliteten?”, Nyborg 9. januar.
37. Oplæg ved årsmødet for Dansk Selskab for Kvalitet i Sundhedsvæsenet (DSKS) med titlen
”Patientens rejse i sundhedssektoren - projekt PaRIS”, Nyborg 10. januar.
38. Oplæg ved FTF kursus for fælles tillidsrepræsentanter med titlen ”Sundhedsøkonomiske
styringsinstrumenter”, Nyborg 3. februar.
39. Oplæg ved Danske Regioners økonomikonference med titlen ”Økonomisk styring af
sygehusene - Erkendelser og provokationer”, Vejle 3. marts.
40. Oplæg ved Medcom opstartsmøde for projekt om tolkning ved videokonference med titlen
”Business case for National udbredelse af tolkning via videokonference udstyr”, Odense, 22.
maj.
41. Gæsteforelæsning på DSI’s kursus i sundhedsøkonomi, 5. maj.
42. Oplæg på KREVI med titlen ”Økonomiske incitamenter, præferencer og forbrug af
sundhedsydelser” den 4. juni, Århus.
43. Oplæg på Region Syddanmarks kursus om personlig lederskab med titlen ”God ledelse”, den
16. juni, Middelfart.
44. Oplæg for Rigsrevisionen med titlen ”Regionernes økonomistyringsmodeller”, 22. juni,
København.
45. Oplæg i Ministeriet for Sundhed og Forebyggelse med titlen ”Fremtidens DRG-system –
Erkendelser, problemer og provokationer”, 7. oktober, København.
46. Oplæg på DRG-konference med titlen ”Fremtidens DRG-system – Erkendelser, problemer og
provokationer”, 23. oktober, Vejle.
47. Oplæg på diplomkurset ”Ledelse i Region Syddanmark” med titlen ”Kvalitet og økonomi Kan vi påvirke adfærd med (økonomiske) incitamenter?”, 17. november, Fredericia.
48. Oplæg på NPI forum for brugere, Nationalt Patientindeks med titlen ”Nytteværdi af Nationalt
Patientindeks & deling af sundhedsoplysninger”, 24. november, Odense.
2010
49. Oplæg på Region Syddanmarks lederudviklingskursus med titlen ”Kvalitetsstyring
Kan vi påvirke adfærd med (økonomiske) incitamenter?”, 14. januar, Fredericia
50. Oplæg ved KMD seminar med titlen ”Kontrakter, marked og konkurrence - Nobelprisen i
økonomi 2009”, 17. marts, Odense.
51. Oplæg på Region Syddanmarks lederudviklingskursus med titlen ”Kvalitetsstyring
Kan vi påvirke adfærd med (økonomiske) incitamenter?”, 15. april, Fredericia.
52. Oplæg ved Dansk Evalueringsselskabs seminar med titlen ” Konsekvenser af offentliggørelse
af information om kvalitet”, 17. maj, Odense.
53. Gæsteforelæsning på DSI’s kursus i sundhedsøkonomi, 26. maj & 3. november, Middelfart.
54. Oplæg på det 15. medlemsmøde i Dansk Selskab for Klinisk Ledelse med titlen ” Krydspresset
mellem pligt, etik og økonomiske incitamentsstrukturer. Afholdt den 29. oktober i Odense.
55. Oplægsholder og ordstyrer på Region Syddanmarks kvalitetsdag den 4. november i
Fredericia.
56. Forelæsning på Ph.d.-kursus i Sundhedsøkonomi og økonomisk evaluering, Aalborg
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Universitet. Afholdt den 15-16. & 22. november.
2011
57. Oplægsholder på seminar om kronikerforløb i Region Nordjylland, Aalborg, den 21. januar.
58. Oplæg på årlige MTV konference den 24. marts, København.
59. Oplæg i Sundhedsstyrelsen for Sundhedsstyrelsens udvalg for kommunal sundhed og
forebyggelse den 31. marts.
60. Oplæg for Odense Kommunes kommunalråd den 5. april, Odense.
61. Oplæg for National Samarbejdsforum for Sundhedsforsknings årsmøde i København den 5.
maj.
62. Oplæg og paneldebat på Sund By Netværks Årsmøde, 8. juni, Christiansborg, København.
63. Oplæg på Region Syddanmarks lederudviklingskursus med titlen ”Kvalitetsstyring
Kan vi påvirke adfærd med (økonomiske) incitamenter?”, 9. juni, Fredericia.
64. Præsentation til forskningsseminar ved Center for Health Economics, Hamburg den 20. juni
med titlen ’Does private health insurance reduce the use of public hospitals?’.
65. Oplæg på Dansk Evalueringsselskabs gå-hjem-møde i Odense med titlen ’Økonomisk
evaluering’, Odense, 23. juni.
66. Oplæg på OUH’s Hospitalskonference i Odense tirsdag den 20. september med titlen
’Produktivitet og trivsel’.
67. Oplæg på tema dag for ’Sår-i-Syd’ i Kolding den 10. oktober med titlen ”Sundhedsøkonomi
og Telemedicin: Økonomi i fremtidens sårbehandling – en udfordring”
68. Oplæg ved Aberdeen University, Health Economics Research Unit med titlen “Regional
variation in mixed hospital reimbursement schemes”, 11. November.
69. Keynote speaker på ambassaden i Wien ved uformelt debatmøde, 16. november
70. Oplæg ved LIF ekspertmøde ’Betydningen af patienters beslutninger om brug af medicin’ med
titlen ”Betydningen af økonomiske forhold - gulerødder og barrierer”, 7. december,
København
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