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Has managed care affected physicians' income?

Wang, Bill B.L.; Wan, Thomas T.H.; Shi, Shufeng; Lin, … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 6 (2010) 3/4, pp. 237-246

selected communities. Multivariate analyses demonstrate that the more the physicians accept Medicare managed care patients …A nationally representative sample of 12,280 physicians was selected to investigate physician practices in 60 randomly … the contrary, physicians participating in managed care have earned more than their counterparts. …

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Everyday drug diversions: A qualitative study of the illicit exchange and non-medical use of prescription stimulants on a university campus

Vrecko, Scott - In: Social Science & Medicine 131 (2015) C, pp. 297-304

This article investigates everyday experiences and practises that are associated with processes of pharmaceuticalization and with practices of ‘drug diversion’—that is, the illicit exchange and non-medical use of prescription drugs. It reports results from a qualitative study that was...

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Health Information Technology in the United States: Better Information Systems for Better Care, 2013.

DesRoches, Catherine M.; Painter, Michael W.; Jha, Ashish K. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

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United States; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This Selected Issues paper on United States 2012 Article IV Consultation discusses rebound of manufacturing production. The U.S. share in global manufacturing production declined through most of the past three decades, but it has stabilized since the Great Recession. It currently represents...

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It's the Institutions, Stupid! Why U.S. Health Care Expenditure Is so Different from Canada's

Spithoven, Antoon - In: Journal of Economic Issues 45 (2011) 1, pp. 75-96

The United States and Canada are rather similar in social orientation. However, this is not reflected in health care. Firstly, Canada implemented the principle of universal coverage much earlier than the United States. Secondly, U.S. health care continues to rely much more on private funding and...

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Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care

Parthasarathy, Shobita - The MIT Press

American provider of BRCA testing to market its services in Britain. British scientists, health-care providers, and patients …

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The US Health System: An Assessment and Prospective Directions for Reform

Docteur, Elizabeth; Suppanz, Hannes; Woo, Jaejoon - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003

This paper assesses the performance of the United States health system in an international context and discusses potential directions for reform. The US health system is unique among OECD countries in its heavy reliance on the private sector for both financing and delivery of health care. The...

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The Health Care Crisis in the United States: The Issues and Proposed Solutions by the 2008 Presidential Candidates

Pareto, Marcos Pompeu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The United States has state of the art technology and world renowned expertise in medical treatment, yet in terms of healthcare it shows a dramatically poor performance in relation to the other industrialized countries. This situation is surprising, since one would expect that a free market...

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Assessment of the sunk-cost effect in clinical decision-making

Braverman, Jennifer A.; Blumenthal-Barby, J.S. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 1, pp. 186-192

Despite the current push toward the practice of evidence-based medicine and comparative effectiveness research, clinicians' decisions may be influenced not only by evidence, but also by cognitive biases. A cognitive bias describes a tendency to make systematic errors in certain circumstances...

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Health Information Technology in the United States: Better Information Systems for Better Care, 2013

DesRoches, Catherine M.; Painter, Michael W.; Jha, Ashish K. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011101019

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