Physician agency
TG McGuire - Handbook of health economics, 2000 - Elsevier
This chapter reviews the theory and empirical literature on physician market power,
behavior, and motives, referred to collectively as the issue of “physician agency.” The …
behavior, and motives, referred to collectively as the issue of “physician agency.” The …
Competition among physicians, revisited
Ten years ago we developed a model of demand inducement in the physician services
market and explored the properties of that model. We found that predictions concerning …
market and explored the properties of that model. We found that predictions concerning …
Issues in the industrial organization of the market for physician services
M Gaynor - Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
What is the nature of the industrial organization of the market for physician services? Is the
market “competitive?” Are there pareto‐relevant market failures, such that there is room for …
market “competitive?” Are there pareto‐relevant market failures, such that there is room for …
The industrial organization of health care markets
D Dranove, MA Satterthwaite - Handbook of health economics, 2000 - Elsevier
Health care markets fail to satisfy many requirements for perfect competition, including large
numbers of consumers and firms, zero search costs, and marketability of all goods and …
numbers of consumers and firms, zero search costs, and marketability of all goods and …
Demand inducement and the physician/patient relationship
D Dranove - Economic inquiry, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
The physician/patient relationship is a paradigm for any expert/client relationship. The
physician both diagnoses the patient's illness and recommends a treatment. This dual role …
physician both diagnoses the patient's illness and recommends a treatment. This dual role …
Commentary: On patient need, equity, supplier-induced demand, and the need to assess the outcome of common medical practices
JE Wennberg - Medical care, 1985 - journals.lww.com
John Wheat review a complex literature on the determinants of consumer behavior in
purchasing health care. Although they concluded that need is the primary determinant of …
purchasing health care. Although they concluded that need is the primary determinant of …
Theories of the price and quantity of physician services: A synthesis and critique
PJ Farley - Journal of Health Economics, 1986 - Elsevier
In the traditional neoclassical model of supply and demand, prices determine the allocation
of economic resources. The difficulty in applying this model to physician services is the …
of economic resources. The difficulty in applying this model to physician services is the …
Penetrating the “black box”: financial incentives for enhancing the quality of physician services
DA Conrad, JB Christianson - Medical Care Research and …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
This article addresses the impact of financial incentives on physician behavior, focusing on
quality of care. Changing market conditions, evolving social forces, and continuing …
quality of care. Changing market conditions, evolving social forces, and continuing …
A model of physician behaviour with demand inducement
K De Jaegher, M Jegers - Journal of Health economics, 2000 - Elsevier
We present a model of the physician–patient relationship extending on the model by Farley
[Farley, PJ, 1986. Theories of the price and quantity of physician services. Journal of Health …
[Farley, PJ, 1986. Theories of the price and quantity of physician services. Journal of Health …
[HTML][HTML] Competition among physicians
Examples of monopoly in the physicians' services market abound in microeconomic
textbooks. Some texts assert that the American Medical Association and its State and local …
textbooks. Some texts assert that the American Medical Association and its State and local …