Provider effects in antibiotic prescribing
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Provider effects in antibiotic prescribing. / Huang, Shan; Ullrich, Hannes.
I: Journal of Human Resources, Bind 59, Nr. 3, 2024.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Provider effects in antibiotic prescribing
AU - Huang, Shan
AU - Ullrich, Hannes
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In the fight against antibiotic resistance, reducing antibiotic consumption while preserving healthcare quality presents a critical health policy challenge. We investigate the role of practice styles in patients’ antibiotic intake using exogenous variation in patient-physician assignment. Practice style heterogeneity explains 493line antibiotic use between primary care providers. We find no evidence that high prescribing is linked to better treatment quality or fewer adverse health outcomes. Policies improving physician decision-making, particularly among high-prescribers, may be effective in reducing antibiotic consumption while sustaining healthcare quality.
AB - In the fight against antibiotic resistance, reducing antibiotic consumption while preserving healthcare quality presents a critical health policy challenge. We investigate the role of practice styles in patients’ antibiotic intake using exogenous variation in patient-physician assignment. Practice style heterogeneity explains 493line antibiotic use between primary care providers. We find no evidence that high prescribing is linked to better treatment quality or fewer adverse health outcomes. Policies improving physician decision-making, particularly among high-prescribers, may be effective in reducing antibiotic consumption while sustaining healthcare quality.
U2 - 10.3368/jhr.0523-12900R1
DO - 10.3368/jhr.0523-12900R1
M3 - Journal article
VL - 59
JO - Journal of Human Resources
JF - Journal of Human Resources
SN - 0022-166X
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 398167774