Treatment intensity varies remarkably across physicians, yet the key drivers are not well understood. Meanwhile, the organization of healthcare is undergoing a secular transformation as physicians increasingly work in groups. This paper tests whether physicians' group affiliation matters for...

The organizational structure of U.S. health care has changed dramatically in recent years, with nearly half of physicians now employed by hospitals. This trend toward increasing vertical alignment between physicians and hospitals may alter physician behavior relative to physicians remaining in...

We examine the variation across emergency department (ED) physicians in their resource use and health outcomes, and the relationship between ED resource use and future healthcare costs and outcomes. Our data record the initial treating hospital, ED physician, ED billed expenditures, and all...

In order to determine the relative size of taste-based and statistical discrimination, we develop a simple model to distinguish these two theories. We then test the model's predictions of caste-based discrimination by conducting a field experiment that elicits patients' rankings of physicians of...

In markets for health services, vertical integration – common ownership of producers of complementary services – may have both pro- and anti-competitive effects. Despite this, no empirical research has examined the consequences of multispecialty physician practice – a common and increasing...

We examine the variation across emergency department (ED) physicians in their resource use and health outcomes, and the relationship between ED resource use and future healthcare costs and outcomes. Our data record the initial treating hospital, ED physician, ED billed expenditures, and all...

In markets for health services, vertical integration - common ownership of producers of complementary services - may have both pro- and anti-competitive effects. Despite this, no empirical research has examined the consequences of multispecialty physician practice - a common and increasing form...

Gesundheitsreformen, Fachkräftemangel sowie der demographische Wandel stellen Arztpraxen vor zahlreiche Herausforderungen. Der steigende Kostendruck, insbesondere durch Honoraranpassungen und Budgetierungen, verschärft diese Situation. Dennoch können sich Arztpraxen erfolgreich behaupten,...

Physicians, acting in their role as experts, are often faced with situations where they must trade off personal and patient welfare. Physicians' incentives vary based on the organizational environment in which they practice. We use the publication of a major clinical trial, which found that a...

Physicians, acting in their role as experts, are often faced with situations where they must trade off personal and patient welfare. Physicians' incentives vary based on the organizational environment in which they practice. We use the publication of a major clinical trial, which found that a...

Zwei Drittel der Medizin-Studienanfänger sind inzwischen Frauen. Auch bei Praxisgründungen schlägt sich dieser Trend nieder: Die Medizin wird mehr und mehr weiblich. Gleichzeitig wachsen die Anforderungen an Praxisinhaberinnen und Praxismanagerinnen. Digitalisierung, Generationenwandel,...

When physicians own complementary medical service facilities such as clinical laboratories and imaging centers, they gain financially by referring patients to these service entities. This situation creates an incentive for the physician to exploit the consumers' trust by recommending more...

When physicians own complementary medical service facilities such as clinical laboratories and imaging centers, they gain financially by referring patients to these service entities. This situation creates an incentive for the physician to exploit the consumers' trust by recommending more...

Der Beitrag ist eine Fortführung des IBES Diskussionsbeitrags Nr. 191 "Standardisierung der Einnahmen einer Arztpraxis, Methoden der Honorarumrechnung auf Einnahmen einer "Normpraxis", die ausschließlich EBM-Leistungen (für GKV Patienten) in Vollzeit erbringt". Dort wurde eine...

Firm turnover has recently attracted increased interest in economic research. The entry of new firms increases competition and promises efficiency gains. Moreover, changes in the market structure influence productivity growth, because firm entry usually leads to increased innovation. The health...

Firm turnover has recently attracted increased interest in economic research. The entry of new firms increases competition and promises efficiency gains. Moreover, changes in the market structure influence productivity growth, because firm entry usually leads to increased innovation. The health...

Dieses Buch ist ein Nachschlagewerk und praktischer Ratgeber für alle im Berufsleben oder in Ausbildung befindlichen Zahnärzte, die bereits Zahnarztpraxen leiten, darin arbeiten oder die Niederlassung planen. Die Zahnarztpraxis zählen betriebswirtschaftlich gesehen zu den sogenannten Kleinen...

Das Werk untersucht, welchen gesundheitlichen Nutzen Patienten aus der Hausarztzentrierten Versorgung ziehen und stellt die Ergebnisse der konventionellen Regelversorgung gegenüber. Die Untersuchung fokussiert dabei auf den Patienten als Nutzenempfänger und bildet seine ambulante Versorgung in...

Das Werk untersucht, welchen gesundheitlichen Nutzen Patienten aus der Hausarztzentrierten Versorgung ziehen und stellt die Ergebnisse der konventionellen Regelversorgung gegenüber. Die Untersuchung fokussiert dabei auf den Patienten als Nutzenempfänger und bildet seine ambulante Versorgung in...

Das modifizierte Ertragswertverfahren wird immer mehr zum Standardverfahren bei der Bewertung von Arzt- und Zahnarztpraxen. In diesem Beitrag werden die beeinflussenden Parameter im Hinblick auf ihre quantitativen Auswirkungen untersucht. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die Länge des Ergebniszeitraums...