Table 3.
The association between PCC and physician-induced demand.
| Dependent variable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABM | PO | IU | RDR | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| PCC | 0.415*** | 0.349*** | 0.320*** | 0.389*** |
| (0.050) | (0.064) | (0.064) | (0.077) | |
| Age | 0.984*** | 0.958*** | 0.998*** | 1.006*** |
| (0.002) | (0.006) | (0.013) | (0.011) | |
| Household registration | 0.973*** | 0.767*** | 0.579 | 0.555 |
| (0.187) | (0.277) | (0.376) | (0.385) | |
| Income | 0.820*** | 0.909*** | 0.835*** | 0.834*** |
| (0.032) | (0.027) | (0.042) | (0.056) | |
| Gender | 0.911*** | 0.699*** | 0.704*** | 0.616*** |
| (0.010) | (0.142) | (0.054) | (0.129) | |
| Marital status | 1.385*** | 3.221*** | 0.431*** | 0.336*** |
| (0.204) | (0.196) | (0.156) | (0.068) | |
| Education | 0.924*** | 0.963*** | 0.729*** | 0.746*** |
| (0.013) | (0.049) | (0.112) | (0.113) | |
| Health insurance | 1.848*** | 1.845*** | 2.308*** | 2.687*** |
| (0.144) | (0.092) | (0.156) | (0.150) | |
| Constant | 8.211*** | 18.798*** | 43.927*** | 12.920*** |
| (0.287) | (0.307) | (1.001) | (0.457) | |
| Observations | 5,199 | 5,199 | 5,199 | 5,199 |
| Adj-R2 | 0.086 | 0.139 | 0.158 | 0.153 |
*p < 0.01, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.01. The values in parentheses are the clustered robust standard errors. ABM, Advising to buy medicines outside; PO, Paying at the outpatient clinic; IU, Issuing unnecessary or repeated prescriptions and medical tests; RDR, Requiring discharge and readmitting; PCC, Patient-centered care.