Centre for Health Economics Seminar
The Centre for Health Economics is soon to present a seminar on The Effect of Financial Incentives on Treatment Intensity in Diabetes Management presented by Stefanie Schurer, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
Australia introduced an incentive payment scheme for general practitioners (GPs) to ensure systematic and high quality care in chronic disease management. There is little empirical evidence and ambiguous theoretical guidance on which effects to expect on the quality of care and treatment intensity.
This presentation evaluates the impact of the payment incentive on the activity levels of GPs in managing diabetes. The empirical analysis is conducted with a unique data set which allows us to control for practice-specific unobserved heterogeneity and the simultaneous self-selection process of practices into treatment and larger practices.
Multivariate probit models are applied to identify the causal link of the treatment on the
probability to perform an HbA1c or a lipids profile test.
The study finds that the payment incentive does have mild effects on the average
treatment intensity, but this is mainly explained by self-selection into treatment by
larger practices.
Date: Wednesday 11 June 2008
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: RB Scotton Room, 2nd Floor, Building 75, Monash University, Clayton
The seminar series is free of charge. For confirmation of your attendance and further
information please telephone +613 9905 0733 or email che@buseco.monash.edu.au
For details about upcoming seminars please visit the Centre's website at:
http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/centres/che/seminars/
