title: Service patterns in local hospital markets: complementarity or medical arms race?
abstract: In this paper we investigate how the availability of selected services in individual hospitals is influenced by the number of neighbors who are potential or actual competitors. Hospitals offer a wide range of services, and some services may display a complementary pattern while others may contribute to a competitive medical arms race. We will examine the types of services that show these opposite patterns to analyze the dynamics that have characterized local hospital service decisions.
authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
authors: R G
authors: RG
authors: Hughes
authors: H S
authors: HS
authors: Luft
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003657:Decision Making; D004465:Economic Competition; D004501:Education, Medical; D006276:Health Facility Size; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000191:economics*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010067:Ownership; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States