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Accountable care organizations and physician antibiotic prescribing behavior

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  • Beilfuss, Svetlana
  • Linde, Sebastian
  • Norton, Brandon

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Physician accountable care organization (ACO) affiliation has been found to reduce cost and improve quality across metrics that are directly measured by the Medicare ACO programs. However, little is known about potential spillover effects from this program onto non-measured physician behavior such as antibiotic prescribing.

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  • Beilfuss, Svetlana & Linde, Sebastian & Norton, Brandon, 2022. "Accountable care organizations and physician antibiotic prescribing behavior," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 294(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:294:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622000107
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114707
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    1. Hong, Sounman & Ji, Suho & Kim, Byoung Jai & Park, Hyung Jun, 2024. "Performance feedback in healthcare organizations: The role of accountability measures and competition," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 361(C).

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