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Physician Utilization Behavior

Physician Utilization Behavior is a theoretical construct in health economics that specifies the patterns and determinants of healthcare service provision by physicians, distinguishing it from other utilization phenomena by focusing on supply-side clinical decision-making influenced by financial, organizational, and professional incentives.

571

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28.1K

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1.7K

Authors

591

Institutions

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2017–2026

83

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Publications

571

Variations in the Use of Medical and Surgical Services by the Medicare Population

Mark R. Chassin, Robert H. Brook, R.E. Park et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1986 · 659 citations

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Socio-economic status and the utilisation of physicians' services: results from the Canadian National Population Health Survey

Sheryl Dunlop, Peter C. Coyte, Warren J. McIsaac · Social Science & Medicine · 2000 · 484 citations

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How Do Financial Incentives Affect Physicians' Clinical Decisions and the Financial Performance of Health Maintenance Organizations?

Alan L. Hillman, Mark V. Pauly, Joseph Kerstein · New England Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 480 citations

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External Incentives, Information Technology, and Organized Processes to Improve Health Care Quality for Patients With Chronic Diseases

Lawrence P. Casalino, Robin R. Gillies, Stephen M. Shortell et al. · JAMA · 2003 · 477 citations · Full text

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Handbook of Medical Sociology.

Bradford H. Gray, Howard E. Freeman, Sol Levine et al. · Social Forces · 1974 · 440 citations

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Authors

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  1. AB
    Andrew Bazemore

    Center For Policy Research, United States

    6 publications · 550 citations

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  2. FD
    Fredric D. Wolinsky

    University of Iowa, United States

    6 publications · 244 citations

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  3. JM
    Jean M. Mitchell

    Georgetown University, United States

    5 publications · 322 citations

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  4. JM
    John M. Eisenberg

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    5 publications · 622 citations

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  5. SP
    Stephen Petterson

    Washington Center, United States

    5 publications · 501 citations

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Institutions

591

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    19 h-index

    62 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    15 h-index

    47 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    11 h-index

    34 publications

    3.4K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    11 h-index

    32 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    2K citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. Medical Care

    69 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 86 publications · 3.1K citations

    29

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  3. JAMA

    27 publications · 2K citations

    21

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  4. New England Journal of Medicine

    NEJM · 13 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. Health Affairs

    14 publications · 691 citations

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