Physician Sensitivity to the Price of Diagnostic Tests
A U.S.-Canadian Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9101469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hoey (McGill University Health Centre), John M Eisenberg (McGill University Health Centre), Walter O Spitzer (McGill University Health Centre), Duncan Thomas (0000-0001-9471-1345), Duncan C Thomas (0000-0002-6040-8804, McGill University Health Centre) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 302-307 |
| Publication date | 1982-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-198203000-00007 |
| PMID | 7078289 |
| OpenAlex | W1986200393 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
A questionnaire containing 11 patient management problems was completed by 495 physicians and medical students at an American and a Canadian medical school. Respondents indicated whether they would order a particular diagnostic test in each case, given five different prices for the test. Approximately 25 per cent of attending staff and a higher proportion of residents, interns and clerks responded that they would order the test depending on its price. Approximately 50 per cent of attending staff and smaller proportions of residents, interns and clerks indicated that they would not order the test even if there were no price. Respondents in Montreal were more likely than those in Philadelphia to select a price-sensitive response, the reverse of the expected tendency. Since some tests may be ordered on the basis of price, education of physicians regarding the price of diagnostic test may alter their use of these services, but a large proportion of tests are ordered because of clinically absolute reasons, which may be insensitive to price
Diagnostic test · Economics · Family medicine · Order (exchange) · Test (biology) · Finance · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Radiology practices and education · Pediatrics
Influencing Behavior of Physicians Ordering Laboratory Tests
Teaching Cost-Effective Diagnostic Test Use to Medical Students
A Review of Physician Cost-Containment Strategies for Laboratory Testing
Improving House Staff Ordering of Three Common Laboratory Tests
Practice Pattern Variation Between Two Medical Schools
Physician Utilization
What are tests for? The implications of stuttering steps along the US patient pathway
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2014 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |