A Quantitative Observational Study of Physician Influence on Hospital Costs

Physicians serve as the nexus of treatment decision-making in hospitalized patients; however, little empirical evidence describes the influence of individual physicians on hospital costs. In this study, we examine the extent to which hospital costs vary across physicians and physician characteristic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Herbert Wong PhD, Zeynal Karaca PhD, Teresa B. Gibson PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958018800906