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Michael Gene Housman

University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department

Ph.D. Candidate

3641 Locust Walk

Colonial Penn Center

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6358

United States

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The Facts About Referrals: Toward an Understanding of Employee Referral Networks

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The Facts About Referrals: Toward an Understanding of Employee Referral Networks

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 19 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2017
Stephen V. Burks, Bo Cowgill, Mitchell Hoffman and Michael Gene Housman
University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department
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Referrals, productivity, worker selection, innovation, patents, cognitive ability, non-cognitive ability, job testing

The Value of Hiring Through Referrals

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7382
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 18 May 2013 Last Revised: 04 May 2023
Stephen V. Burks, Bo Cowgill, Mitchell Hoffman and Michael Gene Housman
University of Minnesota, Morris - Division of Social Science, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department
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worker selection, innovation, patents, cognitive ability, non-cognitive ability, job testing, call centers, high-tech, productivity, referrals, software, trucking, truck accidents

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Medical Malpractice and Physician Liability: Examining Alternatives in Defensive Medicine

Harvard Health Policy Review, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 75-84, Spring 2003
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 16 Aug 2006
David I. Sclar and Michael Gene Housman
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department
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defensive medicine, health care quality, medical malpractice

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Smoking and Health: The 1964 Surgeon General's Report as a Turning Point in the Anti-Smoking Movement

Harvard Health Policy Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 118-126, Spring 2001
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 14 Aug 2006
Michael Gene Housman
University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department
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Smoking, Cigarettes, Surgeon General

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Senior Power and the Medicare Trust Fund Crisis

Harvard Health Policy Review , Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 133-142, Fall 2004
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Aug 2006
Michael Gene Housman
University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department
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senior power, Medicare, trust fund, political inequality

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Can Managed Care Consumers Make Informed Decisions?

Harvard Health Policy Review, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 41-53, Spring 2002
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Aug 2006
Michael Gene Housman
University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department
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managed competition, managed care

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Erisa: A Legal Shield for Hmos

Havard Heath Policy Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 92, Fall 2000
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 14 Aug 2006
Michael Gene Housman
University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department
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Managed care, Patient Bill of Rights, ERISA

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The Effect of IT Capital on Hospital Efficiency

iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper
Posted: 28 Jun 2007
Michael Gene Housman, Lorin M. Hitt, Kinga Z. Elo and Nicolas Beard
University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department, University of Pennsylvania - Operations & Information Management Department, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP - New York Office and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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health information technology, administrative applications, clinical applications

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The Determinants of Urban Emergency Medical Services Privatization

Critical Planning, Vol. 13, Summer 2006
Posted: 08 Aug 2006
Arthur J. Chiang, Guy David and Michael Gene Housman
Independent, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Management and University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department

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Privatization, Public Services, Emergency Medical Services, EMS