Essays in Health Economics

Essays in Health Economics Author(s) Moran, Kelsey C.Advisor Finkelstein, Amy Gruber, Jonathan Terms of use Abstract This dissertation comprises three essays in health economics. The first paper studies how imperfect electronic health record (EHR) system compatibility, or interoperability, affects patients. My coauthors, Rebekah Dix and Thi Mai Anh Nguyen, and I find that improved EHR interoperability between hospitals leads to better health outcomes and lower costs for shared patients. We also.