The association between patient sharing network structure and healthcare costs.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

While physician relationships (measured through shared patients) are associated with clinical and utilization outcomes, the extent to which this is driven by local or global network characteristics is not well established. The objective of this research is to examine the association between local and global network statistics with total medical spending and utilization.

Data source

Data used are the 2011 Massachusetts All Payer Claims Database.

Study design

The association between network statistics and total medical spending and utilization (using standardized prices) is estimated using multivariate regression analysis controlling for patient demographics and health status.

Data collection

We limit the sample to continuously enrolled commerciall

SUBMITTER: Geissler KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7307780 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature