Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-97-0001
Prepared by:
Southern California-RAND Evidence-Based Practice Center, Santa Monica, CA
Paul Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
Sally Morton, Ph.D.
Program Co-Director
| Task Order Director | Paul Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Task Order Co-Director | Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Ph.D. |
| Research Analyst | Miriam Laugesen, Ph.D. |
| Senior Economist | Dana Goldman, Ph.D. |
| Data Analyst | Hongjan Kan, M.A. |
| Health Economics Expert | Jose Escarce, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Staff Assistants | Eileen McKinnon |
| Shannon Rhodes |
AHRQ Publication No. 04-0008
October 2003
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without
permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction
is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
Suggested Citation:
Buntin MB, Escarce J, Goldman D, et al. Determinants of Increases in Medicare
Expenditures for Physicians' Services. Technical Review 7 (Prepared by Southern
California-RAND Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No 290-97-0001). AHRQ
Publication No. 04-0008. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
October 2003.
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of
clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for
reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve
the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical
errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts
research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality;
and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakers—patients
and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions
and improve the quality of health care services.
The authors of this report are responsible for its content. Statements in the report
should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug,
device, test, treatment, or other clinical service.
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-97-0001
Prepared by:
Southern California-RAND Evidence-Based Practice Center, Santa Monica, CA
Paul Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
Sally Morton, Ph.D.
Program Co-Director
| Task Order Director | Paul Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Task Order Co-Director | Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Ph.D. |
| Research Analyst | Miriam Laugesen, Ph.D. |
| Senior Economist | Dana Goldman, Ph.D. |
| Data Analyst | Hongjan Kan, M.A. |
| Health Economics Expert | Jose Escarce, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Staff Assistants | Eileen McKinnon |
| Shannon Rhodes |
AHRQ Publication No. 04-0008
October 2003
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without
permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction
is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
Suggested Citation:
Buntin MB, Escarce J, Goldman D, et al. Determinants of Increases in Medicare
Expenditures for Physicians' Services. Technical Review 7 (Prepared by Southern
California-RAND Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No 290-97-0001). AHRQ
Publication No. 04-0008. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
October 2003.
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of
clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for
reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve
the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical
errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts
research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality;
and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakers—patients
and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions
and improve the quality of health care services.
The authors of this report are responsible for its content. Statements in the report
should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug,
device, test, treatment, or other clinical service.
