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Which Doctor? Combining Vignettes and Item Response to Measure Doctor Quality

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dc.contributor.authorHammer, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorDas, Jishnu
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-19T20:22:54Z
dc.date.available2013-06-19T20:22:54Z
dc.date.issued2004-05
dc.description.abstractThe authors develop a method in which vignettes-a battery of questions for hypothetical cases-are evaluated with item response theory to create a metric for doctor quality. The method allows a simultaneous estimation of quality and validation of the test instrument that can be used for further refinements. The authors apply the method to a sample of medical practitioners in Delhi, India. The method gives plausible results, rationalizes different perceptions of quality in the public and private sectors, and pinpoints several serious problems with health care delivery in urban India. The findings confirm, for instance, that the quality of private providers located in poorer areas of the city is significantly lower than those in richer neighborhoods. Surprisingly, similar results hold for providers in the public sector, with important implications for inequities in the availability of health care.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4966960/doctor-combining-vignettes-item-response-measure-doctor-quality
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3301
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14032
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3301
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSTRACTING
dc.subjectABSTRACTION
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectCLASSIFYING
dc.subjectCOMPETENCE
dc.subjectCOMPETENCIES
dc.subjectCONDITIONING
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISPENSARIES
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGRADING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHOMEOPATHY
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL PERSONNEL
dc.subjectMEDICAL SUPPLIES
dc.subjectMEDICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNOTATION
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRECOGNITION
dc.subjectSELECTION BIAS
dc.subjectSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
dc.subjectSTANDARDIZATION
dc.subjectSURGERY
dc.subjectTHERAPY
dc.subjectWALKING FAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectDOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL PERSONNEL
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.titleWhich Doctor? Combining Vignettes and Item Response to Measure Doctor Qualityen
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3301
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEducation::Educational Sciences
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Information and Records Management
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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