We study medical practice variations for nine hospital treatments in the Netherlands. Our
panel data estimations include various control factors and physician's role to explain …

We use a panel data set of about 1.7 million hospital records in 4,000 Dutch zip code
regions for the years 2006-2009. We estimate the effect of physician fees and physician …

This study analyses the effect of a change in the remuneration system for physicians on the
treatment lengths as measured by the number of doctor visits using data from the German …

Many publicly funded health systems use activity‐based financing to increase hospital
production and efficiency. The aim of this study is to investigate whether price changes for …

We analyze the effects of fee-for-service versus fixed salary on the treatment decisions of
general practitioners (GPs) and on patients' health outcomes. Using rich Norwegian register …

Abstract We study how General Practitioners (GPs) respond to fee changes with respect to
the number of visits and treatment intensity. Our empirical strategy is to exploit within GP …

The study examines how the service production of primary physicians in Norway is
influenced by changes in fees. The data represent about 2,650 fee-for-service physicians for …

Objective The goal of the present paper is to provide evidence on the behavior of physician
practice cost functions. Data sources Our study is based on the data of 3686 physician …

Physician spending has substantially increased over the last few years in Canada to reach
$27.4 billion in 2010. Total clinical payment to physicians has grown at an average annual …

Abstract Study Question: The study objective is to estimate the relationship between
changes in the relative fee physicians receive for a procedure and the utilization of the …