The Role of Physicians in the Production of Hospital Output
37 Pages Posted: 8 Feb 2001 Last revised: 15 Sep 2022
Date Written: February 1975
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present estimates of production functions for hospitals in which a measure of the level of physician input is utilized. Since no data on the total number of hours worked by non-salaried physicians is available for a large sample of U.S. hospitals, alternative measures of physician input had to be constructed. As these measures are somewhat imperfect, the results I obtain should be considered tentative and preliminary.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Pauly, Mark V. and Satterthwaite, Mark A., The Role of Physicians in the Production of Hospital Output (February 1975). NBER Working Paper No. w0073, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=259385
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