We analyse how physicians respond to contractual changes and incentives within a multitasking environment. In 1999 the … on Quebec physicians to evaluate the impact of this change in incentives on their practice choices. We highlight the … clinical services and average time per clinical service. Our results show that, on average, the reform induced physicians who …

physicians' behavior. Medical students decide as experimental physicians on the quantity of medical services. Real patients gain …. Financial incentives are not the only motivation for physicians' quantity decisions, though. The patient benefit is of … physicians are paid by FFS. -- Physician payment system ; laboratory experiment ; incentives ; fee-for-service ; capitation …

-for-service payment system and a hybrid payment system that blends fee-for-service and pay-for-performance incentives. Physicians are …-for-performance bonus payment in the experiment. The physicians' relative share of optimal treatment decisions is significantly larger under …

. Physicians are found to respond to pay-for-performance incentives. Approximately 89 percent of the participants qualify for a pay …