New research on the quality of care in public and private primary care facilities has
significantly enriched our understanding of how health care is delivered in low-and middle …

Background There has been insufficient attention to a fundamental force shaping healthcare
policies—conflicts of interest (COI). We investigated COI, which results in the professional …

This study examines doctors' prescribing decisions using controlled hospital visits with
randomized patient insurance and doctor incentive status. The results suggest that, when …

We use a natural experiment in China's health care reform, in which the government
mandated zero markups for drugs sold in public hospitals, to study physician-induced …

Introduction: Induced demand is the phenomenon where healthcare providers, especially
physicians, stimulate demand for unnecessary healthcare services by exerting their …

Medical overuse is the leading cause of high expenditure among healthcare systems
worldwide, with the degree varying from region to region. There is increasing evidence to …

1. Background “In the past fifty years, the world beyond North America and Western Europe
has seen improvements in health care and living conditions as breathtaking in their sweep …

Context: Increasing demand for medicines can influence the health system performance and
impose a financial burden on individuals and society. Therefore, the current study aimed to …

لامعا اب تملاس ماظن ناعجارم و نارامیب هب یرورضریغ تمدخ ای تبقارم هیارا زا تسا ترابع ییاقلا
یاضاقت: فده و هنیمز یارب راظتنا نامز شیازفا، تملاس تامدخ زا دح زا شیب ی هدافتسا بجوم ییاقلا …‎

As antimicrobial resistance becomes a global threat in public health, this paper shows
physician agency is the main driver behind inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions. I used data …