Physician division of labor and patient selection for outpatient procedures

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 381-391

  David, Guy ^a   Neuman, Mark D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Outpatient care; Patient selection; Physician behavior

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LABOR DIVISION; MODELING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SURGICAL RISK; WORKLOAD;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICENTERS;

EID: 79954575637     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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