incentives for physicians to increase ancillary service volume. In this paper we develop a conceptual framework to evaluate the … IOASs allow physicians to supervise the quality and coordination of care. Critics have argued that IOASs create financial … include the capture of upstream and downstream profits, but these incentives are likely to be small compared to scope and …

. 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 … physicians' behavior. Medical students decide as experimental physicians on the quantity of medical services. Real patients gain …