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On defining small areas

M A Morrisey1

  • 1Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.

Medical Care
|May 1, 1993
PubMed
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Economic approaches better define hospital markets by considering substitute care sources, unlike the small area method. This improves understanding of healthcare service utilization and physician practice patterns.

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Area of Science:

  • Health economics
  • Healthcare market analysis
  • Health services research

Background:

  • Defining hospital markets is crucial for understanding healthcare access and competition.
  • Existing methods, such as the small area approach, have limitations in capturing market dynamics.
  • The role of substitute care sources is a key differentiator between market definition strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare small area and economic approaches for defining hospital markets.
  • To evaluate how different market definitions impact the analysis of healthcare utilization.
  • To explore the implications for understanding physician practice patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Review of economic literature on the role of substitutes in health services.

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  • Comparative analysis of small area and economic methodologies for hospital market definition.
  • Discussion of implications for analyzing physician practice patterns.

    • Main Results:

    • Economic approaches incorporate substitute sources of care, unlike the small area approach.
    • The availability of substitutes is recognized in economic literature as influencing health service use.
    • Economic market definitions offer a more comprehensive view of healthcare provision.

    Conclusions:

    • Economic approaches to hospital market definition are more effective.
    • Considering substitute care sources enhances the analysis of healthcare utilization variations.
    • This framework provides better insights into physician practice patterns and market behavior.