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Behavior



Researchers from Kaiser Permanente provide details of new studies and findings in the area of behavior



May 18th, 2008

"There is limited information on patients' knowledge about their cost-sharing requirements and how that influenced their care-seeking behavior. To examine patients' knowledge of their office visit copayments, their self-reported responses to perceived and actual copayments, and discussions with physicians about costs," scientists in the United States report.

"Cross-sectional telephone inter-view study with a 71% response rate. Stratified random sample of 479 adult members of a prepaid, integrated delivery system: equal sample of members with and without a chronic disease. Perceived and actual office visit copayment amounts, patient self-reported behavioral responses to...


Source: Lab Business Week (2008-05-18)