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- Avdic, Daniel, et al.
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Do responses to news matter? : Evidence from interventional cardiology
- 2024
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In: Journal of Health Economics. - : Elsevier. - 0167-6296 .- 1879-1646. ; 94
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We examine physician responses to a global information shock and how these impact their patients. We exploit international news over the safety of an innovation in healthcare, the drugeluting stent. We use data on interventional cardiologists' use of stents to define and measure cardiologists' responsiveness to the initial positive news and link this to their patients' outcomes. We find substantial heterogeneity in responsiveness to news. Patients treated by cardiologists who respond slowly to the initial positive news have fewer adverse outcomes. This is not due to patient-physician sorting. Instead, our results suggest that the differences are partially driven by slow responders being better at deciding when (not) to use the new technology, which in turn affects their patient outcomes.
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- Avdic, Daniel, et al.
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Does Health-Care Consolidation Harm Patients? : Evidence from Maternity Ward Closures
- 2024
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In: American Economic Journal. - : American Economic Association. - 1945-7731 .- 1945-774X. ; 16:1, s. 160-189
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We study how closures of maternity wards affect maternal and neonatal health. Using data on all hospital births in Sweden between 1990 and 2004, we compare changes in birth -related outcomes across hospital catchment areas that were differently exposed to ward closures. Our findings show that the closures increased maternal obstetric trauma but also decreased fetal stress and infant trauma among newborns. Adverse maternal outcomes are mainly driven by ward overcrowding, whereas increases in travel distance have no distinguishable effects. Positive effects on infant health reflect a shift of births from smaller to larger wards of higher quality.
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- Avdic, Daniel, et al.
(author)
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Does Health-Care Consolidation Harm Patients? Evidence from Maternity Ward Closures
- 2024
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In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. - 1945-7731. ; 16:1, s. 160-189
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We study how closures of maternity wards affect maternal and neonatal health. Using data on all hospital births in Sweden between 1990 and 2004, we compare changes in birth-related outcomes across hospital catchment areas that were differently exposed to ward closures. Our findings show that the closures increased maternal obstetric trauma but also decreased fetal stress and infant trauma among newborns. Adverse maternal outcomes are mainly driven by ward overcrowding, whereas increases in travel distance have no distinguishable effects. Positive effects on infant health reflect a shift of births from smaller to larger wards of higher quality.
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