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https://www.europesays.com/ie/469851/ Contributor: How the waste in healthcare drives the U.S. debt #BallooningCost #BenefitShrink #Care #choice #ClinicianConviction #decision #Éire #evidence #Health #HealthCare #Healthcare #IE #Ireland #Medicare #Outcome #overtreatment #patient #Surgery #USHealthcare #Waste

#Health Services as Credence Goods: a Field Experiment
https://academic.oup.com/ej/article-abstract/130/629/1346/5766223

"a test patient who does not need treatment is sent to 180 #dentists [...]. [...] we vary the socio-economic status of the patient and whether a second opinion signal is sent."

"We observe an #overtreatment recommendation rate of 28% [...]. [...] fewer overtreatment recommendations for patients with higher socio-economic status"

"Dentists with shorter waiting times are more likely to propose unnecessary treatment."

#Health Services as Credence Goods: a Field Experiment
https://academic.oup.com/ej/article-abstract/130/629/1346/5766223

"a test patient who does not need treatment is sent to 180 #dentists [...]. [...] we vary the socio-economic status of the patient and whether a second opinion signal is sent."

"We observe an #overtreatment recommendation rate of 28% [...]. [...] fewer overtreatment recommendations for patients with higher socio-economic status"

"Dentists with shorter waiting times are more likely to propose unnecessary treatment."

#Health Services as Credence Goods: a Field Experiment
https://academic.oup.com/ej/article-abstract/130/629/1346/5766223

"a test patient who does not need treatment is sent to 180 #dentists [...]. [...] we vary the socio-economic status of the patient and whether a second opinion signal is sent."

"We observe an #overtreatment recommendation rate of 28% [...]. [...] fewer overtreatment recommendations for patients with higher socio-economic status"

"Dentists with shorter waiting times are more likely to propose unnecessary treatment."

#Health Services as Credence Goods: a Field Experiment
https://academic.oup.com/ej/article-abstract/130/629/1346/5766223

"a test patient who does not need treatment is sent to 180 #dentists [...]. [...] we vary the socio-economic status of the patient and whether a second opinion signal is sent."

"We observe an #overtreatment recommendation rate of 28% [...]. [...] fewer overtreatment recommendations for patients with higher socio-economic status"

"Dentists with shorter waiting times are more likely to propose unnecessary treatment."

#Health Services as Credence Goods: a Field Experiment
https://academic.oup.com/ej/article-abstract/130/629/1346/5766223

"a test patient who does not need treatment is sent to 180 #dentists [...]. [...] we vary the socio-economic status of the patient and whether a second opinion signal is sent."

"We observe an #overtreatment recommendation rate of 28% [...]. [...] fewer overtreatment recommendations for patients with higher socio-economic status"

"Dentists with shorter waiting times are more likely to propose unnecessary treatment."