We evaluate whether hospital adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) leads to increases in billing where … financial gains are large or where hassle costs of complete coding are low. The 2007 Medicare payment reform varied both … financial incentives and hassle costs of coding. We find no significant impact of financial incentives on billing levels …

infer returns from hospital entry behavior. We estimate a model of patient flows for CABG patients that provides inputs for …

for surgical ones. We further use a 2008 policy where Medicare implemented financial penalties for certain hospital …A literature has found that medical providers inflate bills and report more conditions given financial incentives. We …

for surgical ones. We further use a 2008 policy where Medicare implemented financial penalties for certain hospital …A literature has found that medical providers inflate bills and report more conditions given financial incentives. We …

infer returns from hospital entry behavior. We estimate a model of patient flows for CABG patients that provides inputs for …

We evaluate whether hospital adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) leads to increases in billing where … financial gains are large or where hassle costs of complete coding are low. The 2007 Medicare payment reform varied both … financial incentives and hassle costs of coding. We find no significant impact of financial incentives on billing levels …