| The consequence of secret prices: the politics of physician preference items. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18997212 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This paper assesses the implications for policy of recent aggressive efforts by manufacturers to enforce price-confidentiality clauses in contracts with hospitals for purchases of physician preference items (PPIs) such as implantable medical devices. Secrecy clauses prevent hospitals from revealing prices to third parties that help them negotiate prices and to surgeons who specify which device brands and models hospitals purchase. Litigation focused the attention of journalists and policymakers on problems that result from the asymmetry of information between buyers and sellers in the market for PPIs. Legislation is pending. |
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Authors:
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Jeffrey C Lerner; Daniel M Fox; Todd Nelson; John B Reiss |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health affairs (Project Hope) Volume: 27 ISSN: 1544-5208 ISO Abbreviation: Health Aff (Millwood) Publication Date: 2008 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-11-10 Completed Date: 2009-02-20 Revised Date: 2009-05-06 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303128 Medline TA: Health Aff (Millwood) Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1560-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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ECRI Institute in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, USA. jlerner@ecri.org |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Commerce* Coronary Artery Bypass Cost-Benefit Analysis* Myocardial Revascularization Organizational Case Studies Physicians* Prostheses and Implants / economics Quality-Adjusted Life Years Technology, Medical / economics* |
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Comment In:
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Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 May-Jun;28(3):925; author reply 925
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