Training labor and treatment behavior: Evidence from physician residency programs.
Health Econ
; 33(9): 2059-2087, 2024 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38825987
ABSTRACT
Public and private investments in physician human capital support a healthcare workforce to provide future medical services nationwide. Yet, little is known about how introducing training labor influences hospitals' provision of care. We leverage all-payer data and emergency medicine (EM) and obstetrics (OBGYN) residency program debuts to estimate local access and treatment intensity effects. We find that the introduction of EM programs coincides with less treatment intensity and suggestive increases in throughput. OBGYN programs adopt the pre-existing surgical tendencies of the hospital but may also relax some capacity constraints-allowing the marginal mother to avoid a riskier nearby hospital.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emergency Medicine
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Internship and Residency
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Obstetrics
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Econ
Journal subject:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States