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Combining Behavioral Endocrinology and Experimental Economics: Testosterone and Social Decision Making

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[Pay for performance explained by transaction costs theory].

Yuri Gorbaneff¹, Ariel Cortes, Sergio Torres

¹Departamento de Administración de Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. yurigor@javeriana.edu.co

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Transaction costs theory effectively explains healthcare incentives. It differentiates between market (discrete incentives) and hybrid (continuous incentives) governance structures, aiding in understanding health insurance operations.

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Combining Behavioral Endocrinology and Experimental Economics: Testosterone and Social Decision Making

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Published on: March 2, 2011

Area of Science:

Health economics
Organizational economics

Context:

Explores transaction costs theory within the Colombian healthcare sector.
Focuses on a specific health insurance company (CPS) in Bogota.

Purpose:

To assess the explanatory power of transaction costs theory for healthcare incentives.
To differentiate between market and hybrid governance models in healthcare.

Summary:

Transaction costs theory aligns with observed incentive structures in healthcare.
Hybrid governance at the outpatient level uses continuous incentives, while the market at the hospital level uses discrete incentives.
Challenges exist in linking hospital payments to performance due to discrete incentives and lack of administrative control.

Impact:

Provides a theoretical framework for understanding healthcare incentive configurations.
Offers a criterion to distinguish between market and hybrid governance based on incentive types.
Contributes to the literature on healthcare management and economic theory.