12月4日下午2:30，南开经济研究所双周学术讨论会将举行。

本期讲座题目为：Continuity of Care Lowers Costs—— Leveraging Tacit Knowledge in Physician Decision-making

欢迎老师、同学届时参加讲座。

主讲人

付明卫 研究员

主讲人简介: 付明卫,中国社会科学院经济研究所研究员，北京大学经济学博士，美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学访问学者，兼任中国经济学年会“人口、劳动与健康经济专业委员会”委员、中国老年学会老龄经济学分会理事，担任《经济研究》《管理世界》《经济学（季刊）》《世界经济》和《中国工业经济》等期刊的匿名审稿专家。在《经济研究》《世界经济》和《金融研究》等刊物发表论文多篇。主持国家社会科学基金重点项目和一般项目，参与多项国务院办公厅、国家财政部、国家医保局、国家卫健委和国家商务部交办的项目。曾获第八届“香樟经济学优秀论文奖”、第一届中国劳动经济学年会“优秀论文奖”、《经济科学》“2022年度优秀论文奖”、《产业经济评论》“2020年度优秀论文奖”。

讲座摘要：This study utilizes administrative data from outpatient visits of chronic disease patients at a large, prestigious hospital to estimate the impact of continuity of care (COC) on physician decision-making, patient medical expenses and health outcome. Our findings indicate that COC significantly reduces medical expense by 5.3%. We attribute this reduction to physicians leveraging tacit knowledge gained from continuous patient care, which aids diagnosis and consequently reduces reliance on standard imaging and laboratory tests, thereby lowering costs. Importantly, this decrease in medical testing does not compromise diagnostic quality or negatively affect patient health outcomes. These results are substantiated by a series of robustness tests. This paper suggests that policies designed to control medical expenditures should prioritize enhancing continuity of care.

讲座时间：2025年12月4日 下午2:30

讲座地点：经济学院八楼大会议室

主办单位：南开经济研究所