Presentation
I am a researcher in Kela's research group. I am currently researching the impact of Kela's prescription feedback and participate in writing statements on medicine prices.
Expertise
- economics
- health economics
- register-based research
Ongoing research projects
- The Impact of Kela’s Feedback on Physicians’ Prescribing Practices
- Market and Costs of Kela-Reimbursed Taxi and Ambulance Fares
Publications
- Ahomäki, I., Pitkänen, V., Soppi, A., & Saastamoinen, L. (2020). Impact of a physician-targeted letter on opioid prescribing. Journal of Health Economics, 72, 102344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102344
Publications and research projects
Information Interventions and Physician Prescribing Behavior
This doctoral dissertation studies empirically the effects of information interventions on physician prescribing behavior.
Effect of an Information Intervention on Opioid Prescribing: A Preregistered Nationwide Randomized Experiment
The impact of an information intervention on opioid prescribing.
Procurement of Publicly Reimbursed Taxi Services
The effects of public procurements on prices and expenditures of publicly reimbursed taxi trips.
Biological medicines – generic substitution, pharmaceutical markets, and prescription guidelines
The register research project studies the effects of the generic substitution of biological medicines on the use, costs, and reimbursement costs of health insurance.
Effect of Information Intervention on Prescribing Practice for Neuropathic Pain in Older Patients: a Nationwide Register-Based Study
The effect of a nationwide information intervention on physicians' prescribing practices and patients' healthcare utilization.
Market and Costs of Kela-Reimbursed Taxi and Ambulance Fares
Kela reimburses customers for some of the costs of travel to public or private health care.
Medicines and the Pharmaceutical Sector in a Changing Environment
The research project examines the structures and systems of the pharmaceutical sector, prescribing practices and medicine use, and evolving information systems.
The Impact of Kela’s Feedback on Physicians’ Prescribing Practices: Substudy III, Year 2019
The project studies the impact of Kela's feedback on physicians' prescribing practices and patients' health.
Impact of a Physician-Targeted Letter on Opioid Prescribing
We study the effect of a physician-targeted nudge letter on opioid prescribing.
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