Surgical Work Loads in a Community Practice

Victor Fuchs

Chapter 15 in Health Economics and Policy:Selected Writings by Victor Fuchs, 2018, pp 153-169 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Many physicians and laymen believe that the only solution to the alleged “doctor shortage” is a massive increase in the number of physicians; other observers, however, have been calling attention to the under-utilization of physicians in those tasks which long years of training have equipped them to perform. With the social cost of college plus medical school now well in excess of $100,000 per student, it is essential that the question of effective and efficient use of medical manpower receive careful study…

Keywords: Health; Medical Care; Health Policy; Economics; Health Care Reform; Health Insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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