Essays about: "Physician agency"

Found 2 essays containing the words Physician agency.

  1. 1. The Physician’s Word Matters Most

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannah Feldtblad; Adam Karlsson; Matilda Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Agency Theory ⋅ Principal-Agent Relationship ⋅ Swedish Healthcare ⋅ Medical Ethics ⋅ Profession; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe how physicians are affected by and deal with conflicting interests between patients and superiors, regarding personal ethics and cost-effectiveness measures, using agency theory. More specifically, how superiors might affect given care by attempting to control the physician’s performance in the pursuit of saving money, while patients want the best treatment available. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Economic Model of the Salaried Physician in a Public Health Care System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adam Lundqvist; [2012]
    Keywords : Health Economics; Physician agency; Salaried; Public Health Care System; Economic Model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : At present there is no health economic model that can fully explain the behaviour of the salaried physician in public health care systems. My purpose is to create a working economic model of the salaried physician in a public health care system. Any model is a simplification of reality and choices have to be made between simplicity and relevance. READ MORE