Journal article
Relative fees and the utilization of physicians' services in Canada
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 procedure.
DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: The study uses claims-based, procedure-specific, quarterly, aggregate utilization data for physicians in three specialties and four provinces in Canada for the period 1977-1989.
Authors
Hurley J; Labelle R
Journal
Health Economics, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 419–438
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 1995
DOI
10.1002/hec.4730040601
ISSN
1057-9230