Measuring Changes in the Economics of Medical Practice

Christopher Fleming, Eugene Rich, Catherine DesRoches, James Reschovsky and Rachel Kogan

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Abstract: For the latter third of the twentieth century, researchers have estimated production and cost functions for physician practices. Today, those attempting to measure the inputs and outputs of physician practice must account for many recent changes in models of care delivery.

Keywords: physician practice; input; output; scale economy; efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6
Date: 2015-08-30
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