The effect of physicians' remuneration system on the Caesarean section rate: The Uruguayan case

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-345

  Triunfo, Patricia ^a   Rossi, Máximo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Caesarian section delivery; Endogeneity; Induced demand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REMUNERATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; URUGUAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REMUNERATION; RISK FACTORS; URUGUAY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70549111632     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9054-y     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Baum, C. F., Schaffer, M. E., & Stillman, S. (2003). Instrumental variables and GMM: Estimation and testing, Boston College, Working Paper 545.
2. Bucheli, M. (2000). Remuneraciones del sector salud, Informe para el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Unidad Preparatoria del Proyecto UR120 (Reestructuración del Hospital de Clínicas de la Universidad de la República), unpublished.
3. M. Buglioli O. Gianneo G. Mieres 2002 Modalidades de pago de la atención médica Revista Médica del Uruguay 18 3 198 210
4. Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología (CLAP). (1989). El nacimiento por cesárea hoy. Boletín del CLAP, OPS/OOMS, 3(9).
5. Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología (CLAP). (1999). Sistema informático perinatal en el Uruguay 2000. Publicación científica CLAP 1395.
6. L. Clark M. Mugford C. Paterson 1991 How does the mode of delivery affect the cost of maternity care? British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 98 519 523
7. Culyer A.J., Newhouse J. (2000) Handbook of health economics (Vol. 1A, 1B). Elsevier, North Holland
8. Danzon P. (2000) Liability for medical malpractice. In: Culyer A.J., Newhouse J. (eds) Handbook of health economics (Vol. 1). Elsevier, North Holland
9. Eckerlund, I., & Gerdthamn, U. (1996). Variation in cesarean section rates in Sweden-causes and economic consequences. Centre for Health Economics-Stockholm School of Economics 106-3.
10. El País. (2001). Cesáreas a presión, by Virginia Arlington. http://www.elpais.com.uy.
11. Epstein, A., & Nicholson, S. (2005). The formation and evolution of physician treatment styles: An application to cesarean sections. Working Paper 11549, National Bureau of Economic Research.
12. Evans R. (1974) Supplier-induced demand: Some empirical evidence and implications. In: Perelman M. (eds) The economics of health and medical care. McMillan, London
13. Fabbri D., Monfardini C. (2001) Demand induction with a discrete distribution of patients. Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy
14. Fabbri D., Monfardini C., Radice R. (2004) Testing exogeneity in the bivariate probit model: Monte Carlo evidence and an application to health economics. Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy
15. Fleis, P., & Urrestarazu, I. (2000). El mercado de la salud uruguayo en la última década: cambios en el sistema de remuneración a los médicos e incentivos económicos. Trabajo Monográfico de la Licenciatura en Economía.
16. J. Gruber M. Owings 1996 Physician financial incentives and cesarean section The Rand Journal of Economics 27 99 123 10.2307/2555794 10.2307/2555794
17. J. Jolly J. Walker K. Bhabra 1999 Subsequent obstetric performance related to primary mode of delivery British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 106 227 232
18. E.B. Keeler M. Brodie 1993 Economic incentives in the choice between vaginal delivery and cesarean section The Milbank Quarterly 71 365 404 10.2307/3350407 10.2307/3350407
19. J. Newhouse 1970 A model of physician pricing Southern Economic Journal 37 2 174 183 10.2307/1056127 10.2307/1056127
20. Schwarcz, R., Díaz, A. G., & Nieto, F. (1987). Partograma con curvas de alerta. Guía para la vigilancia del parto. Salud perinatal, CLAP OPS/OMS, 2, 93-96.
21. a Edición. Buenos Aires: El Ateneo.
22. StataCorp. (2006). Stata statistical software: Release 9.1. College Station, TX: StataCorp LP.
23. Wooldridge J.M. (2002) Econometric analysis of cross section and panel data. The MIT Press, Cambridge, England