Provider availability, disease burdens, and opioid prescriptions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2021.05.010
Abstract: Abstract We investigate the impact of healthcare resource availability on opioid prescribing rates. Utilizing healthcare provider shortage area (HPSA) scores, we show that fewer healthcare resources have higher opioid prescribing rates. However, more doctors per… read more here.
Keywords: provider availability; disease burdens; availability disease; opioid prescribing ... See more keywords
Capacity Rationing in Primary Care: Provider Availability Shocks and Channel Diversion
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DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2021.4026
Abstract: We study capacity rationing by servers facing differentiated customer classes using data from the Veterans Health Administration, which is the largest integrated healthcare system in the U.S. Using more than 11 million health encounters over… read more here.
Keywords: availability; capacity; availability shocks; provider availability ... See more keywords