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ArticleHealth care management science2022

Beyond patient-sharing: Comparing physician- and patient-induced networks.

Eva Kesternich, Olaf Rank

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Article in Health care management science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Eva KesternichInstitute of Economics and Business Administration, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Rempartstr. 16, 79098, Freiburg, Germany. eva.kesternich@gmx.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0034-1767
Olaf RankInstitute of Economics and Business Administration, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Rempartstr. 16, 79098, Freiburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sharing of patients reflects collaborative relationships between various healthcare providers. Patient-sharing in the outpatient sector is influenced by both physicians' activities and patients' preferences. Consequently, a patient-sharing network arises from two distinct mechanisms: the initiative of the physicians on the one hand, and that of the patients on the other. We draw upon medical claims data to study the structure of one patient-sharing network by differentiating between these two mechanisms. Owing to the institutional requirements of certain healthcare systems rather following the Bismarck model, we explore different triadic patterns between general practitioners and medical specialists by applying exponential random graph models. Our findings imply deviation from institutional expectations and reveal structural realities visible in both networks.

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General PractitionersDelivery of Health CareHumansClosed and open triadsExponential random graph modelsOutpatient sectorPatient- and physician-induced networksService complementarity

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