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The elicitation of patient and physician preferences for calculating consumer-based composite measures on hospital report cards: results of two discrete choice experiments

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  • Martin Emmert

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Stefan Rohrbacher

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Florian Meier

    (SRH Wilhelm Löhe University of Applied Sciences)

  • Laura Heppe

    (Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)

  • Cordula Drach

    (Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)

  • Anja Schindler

    (University of Applied Sciences and Arts)

  • Uwe Sander

    (University of Applied Sciences and Arts)

  • Christiane Patzelt

    (University of Applied Sciences and Arts)

  • Cornelia Frömke

    (University of Applied Sciences and Arts)

  • Oliver Schöffski

    (Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)

  • Michael Lauerer

    (University of Bayreuth)

Abstract

Purpose The calculation of aggregated composite measures is a widely used strategy to reduce the amount of data on hospital report cards. Therefore, this study aims to elicit and compare preferences of both patients as well as referring physicians regarding publicly available hospital quality information Methods Based on systematic literature reviews as well as qualitative analysis, two discrete choice experiments (DCEs) were applied to elicit patients’ and referring physicians’ preferences. The DCEs were conducted using a fractional factorial design. Statistical data analysis was performed using multinomial logit models Results Apart from five identical attributes, one specific attribute was identified for each study group, respectively. Overall, 322 patients (mean age 68.99) and 187 referring physicians (mean age 53.60) were included. Our models displayed significant coefficients for all attributes (p

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  • Martin Emmert & Stefan Rohrbacher & Florian Meier & Laura Heppe & Cordula Drach & Anja Schindler & Uwe Sander & Christiane Patzelt & Cornelia Frömke & Oliver Schöffski & Michael Lauerer, 2024. "The elicitation of patient and physician preferences for calculating consumer-based composite measures on hospital report cards: results of two discrete choice experiments," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 25(6), pages 1071-1085, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:25:y:2024:i:6:d:10.1007_s10198-023-01650-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-023-01650-2
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    Public reporting; Hospital choice; Discrete choice experiment; Composite measures; Hospital report cards;
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    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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