Diagnostic errors are prevalent and can result in severe patient harm. Identifying a correct diagnosis often … of a physician payment scheme on physicians’ decisions to (1) exert diagnostic effort and (2) conduct a confirmatory test …. A high effort level yields an informative (although imperfect) signal of the patient’s true state; the test is …

diuretics and beta-blockers. We use a prescription micro dataset where both patients and physicians can be followed over time … - an important feature since it allows us to study the impact of physician preferences and patient habits on the choice of … patient habit formation which slows down the diffusion of new drugs. Without habit effects the market share of calcium …

physicians' services. As a part of the reform, co-payments for prescription drugs were increased step up to 200%. However … for physicians' services of the treated, those subject to increased co-payments, can be assessed. The differences …

in demand for visits to physicians among groups of individuals with similar body mass index (BMI). Our results suggest …