Hospital competition and prescribing behaviors:empirical evidence from Taiwan

Ya-Ming Liu, Yea-Huei Kao Yang and Huang-Tz Ou ()
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Huang-Tz Ou: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Journal of Developing Areas, 2010, vol. 43, issue 2, 125-141

Abstract: This study empirically examines the effect of hospital competition on prescribing behaviors of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) for ambulatory care in a market setting where hospitals are classified into three levels according to the Taiwanese accreditation system. Without distinguishing the types of market structures and hospital levels, there might be no significant relationship between hospital competition and prescribing behavior. However, the relationship between competition and prescribing behaviors may differ among hospitals at various levels under each type of market structure. Our findings suggest that a market mechanism may improve the prescribing quality of regional and district hospitals under a market structure composed of three level hospitals where more medical resources and information are likely allocated.

Keywords: Hospital Competition; Prescribing Behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 L10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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