Table 5c.
Provider practice style conditional on hospital, year and patient gender, age, comorbidities, and previous AMI.
| (1) Low | (2) High | (3) Low | (4) High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta < 1 | Beta < 1 | Beta = 1 | Beta = 1 | |
| Z-Patient Appropriateness Index | −0.0074* (0.0032) | 0.0016 (0.0030) | 0.0083* (0.0033) | −0.0018 (0.0033) |
| Hospital*Year FE | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Patient Age Categories & Gender | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Previous AMI | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Patient comorbidities | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Physician characteristics | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| N | 217,323 | 223,853 | 217,323 | 223,853 |
| R 2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Alpha < 0 | Alpha < 0 | Alpha > 0 | Alpha > 0 | |
| Z-patient appropriateness index | −0.0031 (0.0035) | −0.0051 (0.0034) | 0.0025 (0.0035) | −0.0004 (0.0044) |
| Hospital*Year FE | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Patient age categories & gender | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Previous AMI | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Patient comorbidities | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Physician characteristics | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| N | 217,323 | 223,853 | 217,323 | 223,853 |
| R 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Notes: A one-standard deviation increase in the patient appropriateness index means that low-propensity patients are 0.74 pp (5.4% = 0.74/13.8) less likely to have a low-beta cardiologist. Standard errors clustered at the provider level and appear in parentheses.
*
indicates p < 0.05
** p < 0.01
*** p < 0.001.