ArticleEconometrica : journal of the Econometric Society2020
UNDERSTANDING DOCTOR DECISION MAKING: THE CASE OF DEPRESSION TREATMENT.
Article in Econometrica : journal of the Econometric Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Identifying the effects of scientific information and recommendations on physicians' prescribing behavior.Journal of health economics · 2021Article
- The Association Between Patient-Centered Communication and Primary Care Quality in Urban China: Evidence From a Standardized Patient Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Treatment of mental illness in American adolescents varies widely within and across areas.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Article
- UNDERSTANDING DOCTOR DECISION MAKING: THE CASE OF DEPRESSION TREATMENT.Econometrica : journal of the Econometric Society · 2020Article
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Abstract
Treatment for depression is complex, requiring decisions that may involve trade-offs between exploiting treatments with the highest expected value and experimenting with treatments with higher possible payoffs. Using patient claims data, we show that among skilled doctors, using a broader portfolio of drugs predicts better patient outcomes, except in cases where doctors' decisions violate loose professional guidelines. We introduce a behavioral model of decision making guided by our empirical observations. The model's novel feature is that the trade-off between exploitation and experimentation depends on the doctor's diagnostic skill. The model predicts that higher diagnostic skill leads to greater diversity in drug choice and better matching of drugs to patients even among doctors with the same initial beliefs regarding drug effectiveness. Consistent with the finding that guideline violations predict poorer patient outcomes, simulations of the model suggest that increasing the number of possible drug choices can lower performance.
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