Monitoring technology and firm boundaries: Physician-hospital integration and technology utilization

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 457-467

  McCullough, Jeffrey S ^a   Snir, Eli M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm boundaries; Health information technology; Nonprofit institutions; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIRM SIZE; HEALTH MONITORING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LABOR MARKET;

ARTICLE; CONTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL INTEGRATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OWNERSHIP; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 77952552290     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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