Imaging Room and Beyond: The Underlying Economics Behind Physicians’ Test-Ordering Behavior in Outpatient Services

Tinglong Dai
Tinglong Dai
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Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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Mustafa Akan
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Mustafa Akan
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Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Sridhar Tayur
Sridhar Tayur
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Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Tinglong Dai

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Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

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Mustafa Akan

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Mustafa Akan

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Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

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Sridhar Tayur

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Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

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Published Online:14 Nov 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2016.0594

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