Understanding and Measuring Health Needs reply 2

 

Chapter 7 Factors in Health Services Utilization, of your text, discusses current and future levels of demand to determine demand and service needs (Thomas, 2020).

• Why is demand in healthcare a complicated issue; and what are some components that might contribute to the level of the demand?
• What is the difference between healthcare needs and healthcare wants, and to what extent do the two overlap?
• What are some demographic factors that influence demand?

References:

Thomas, R. K. (2020). Marketing health services (4th ed.) Health Administration Pres