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Fardal, Øystein; Skau, Irene; Rongen, Gunnar; Heasman, Peter & Grytten, Jostein Ivar
(2020).
Provision of treatment for periodontitis in Norway in 2013 – a national profile.
International Dental Journal.
ISSN 0020-6539.
70(4),
p. 266–276.
doi:
10.1111/idj.12565.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Pervaiz, Maryam; Rongen, Gunnar & Skau, Irene
(2020).
De unge voksnes tannhelse - hvor stort er deres behandlingsbehov? En analyse av studenter som var pasienter hos SiO Helse Tannlege i perioden 2007-2018.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
130,
p. 904–912.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Bukholm, Ida Rashida Khan; Blich, Carl Christian; Rongen, Gunnar & Skau, Irene
(2019).
Norsk pasientskadeerstatning - diagnostikk og behandlingssvikt. En oversikt.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
129,
p. 1088–1095.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar & Skau, Irene
(2018).
Do Patients with More Education Receive More Subsidized Dental Care? Evidence from a Natural Experiment Using the Introduction of a School Reform in Norway as an Instrumental Variable.
Medical Care.
ISSN 0025-7079.
56(10),
p. 877–882.
doi:
10.1097/MLR.0000000000000976.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene; Sørensen, Rune Jørgen & Eskild, Anne
(2018).
Does the Use of Diagnostic Technology Reduce Fetal Mortality?
Health Services Research (HSR).
ISSN 0017-9124.
53(6),
p. 4437–4459.
doi:
10.1111/1475-6773.12721.
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Objective:
To examine the effect that the introduction of new diagnostic technology in obstetric care has had on fetal death.
Data Source
The Medical Birth Registry of Norway provided detailed medical information for approximately 1.2 million deliveries from 1967 to 1995. Information about diagnostic technology was collected directly from the maternity units, using a questionnaire.
Study Design:
The data were analyzed using a hospital fixed‐effects regression with fetal mortality as the outcome measure. The key independent variables were the introduction of ultrasound and electronic fetal monitoring at each maternity ward. Hospital‐specific trends and risk factors of the mother were included as control variables. The richness of the data allowed us to perform several robustness tests.
Principal Finding:
The introduction of ultrasound caused a significant drop in fetal mortality rate, while the introduction of electronic fetal monitoring had no effect on the rate. In the population as a whole, ultrasound contributed to a reduction in fetal deaths of nearly 20 percent. For post‐term deliveries, the reduction was well over 50 percent.
Conclusion:
The introduction of ultrasound made a major contribution to the decline in fetal mortality at the end of the last century.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Sørensen, Rune Jørgen
(2017).
The impact of the mass media on obstetricians' behavior in Norway.
Health Policy.
ISSN 0168-8510.
121(9),
p. 986–993.
doi:
10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.07.007.
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Little is known about how physicians and hospitals respond to the risk of being negatively exposed in the mass media. We assume that newspapers will cover events more closely in the areas where they have most of their circulation. Within such areas the likelihood of negative publicity increases. The research question is whether obstetricians respond to negative newspaper coverage by choosing the least risky method of delivery, i.e. Caesarean section. This was tested on a large set of data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway for the period 2000–2011. The Registry contains detailed medical information about all deliveries, for both the mother and the infant. This set of data was merged with a set of data that contained information about newspaper coverage for the municipalities in which all hospitals were located. Altogether, more than 620 000 deliveries in 46 municipalities were included in the study. The data were analyzed using a hospital fixed effects regression. The main result was that newspaper coverage had a significant positive effect on the probability of having a Caesarean section. Several supplementary analyses supported the main finding. Altogether, our results indicate that obstetricians are sensitive to the risk of being exposed in the mass media. This is likely to be because obstetricians care about their reputation.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Monkerud, Lars Chr.; Skau, Irene; Eskild, Anne; Sørensen, Rune Jørgen & Saugstad, Ola Didrik
(2017).
Saving Newborn Babies – The Benefits of Interventions in Neonatal Care in Norway over More Than 40 Years.
Health Economics.
ISSN 1057-9230.
26(3),
p. 352–370.
doi:
10.1002/hec.3314.
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Khan, Sadia Nazir; Skau, Irene; Grytten, Jostein Ivar & Saxegaard, Erik
(2015).
Obstruktivt søvnapnésyndrom - kunnskap og klinisk erfaring blant et utvalg norske tannleger.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
125(9),
p. 794–798.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Monkerud, Lars Christian; Skau, Irene & Sørensen, Rune Jørgen
(2014).
Regionalization and local Hospital closure in Norwegian maternity care - The effect on neonatal and infant mortality.
Health Services Research (HSR).
ISSN 0017-9124.
49(4),
p. 1184–1204.
doi:
10.1111/1475-6773.12153.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Holst, Dorthe
(2014).
Tannhelsetjenestetilbudet blant voksenbefolkningen i Norge : behandlingsprofiler og tilgjengelighet til tannlegen.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
124(4),
p. 276–283.
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Holst, Dorthe ; Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Berge, Knut
(2012).
Synspunkter på arbeidsforhold før og etter innføring av fastlønn med per capita avlønning.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
122(11),
p. 866–871.
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Holst, Dorthe ; Skau, Irene; Klock, Kristin; Gimmestad, Anne Løvberg & Grytten, Jostein Ivar
(2012).
Synspunkter på arbeidsforhold i tannhelsetjenesten : tannlegestudenter i Oslo og Bergen 2001-2009.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
122(3),
p. 200–205.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Monkerud, Lars Christian; Hagen, Terje P.; Sørensen, Rune Jørgen; Eskild, Anne & Skau, Irene
(2011).
The impact of hospital revenue on the increase in Caesarean sections in Norway. A panel data analysis of hospitals 1976-2005.
BMC Health Services Research.
ISSN 1472-6963.
11.
doi:
10.1186/1472-6963-11-267.
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Carlsen, Fredrik; Grytten, Jostein Ivar & Skau, Irene
(2011).
Physician response to fee changes: using inheritance as a quasi-natural experiment.
Applied Economics.
ISSN 0003-6846.
43(15),
p. 1913–1922.
doi:
10.1080/00036840902837092.
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We used data on inheritance received by Norwegian primary care physicians and their spouses to study how wealth affects the amount of medical treatment provided by fee-for-service physicians. The effect of wealth on the number of consultations, and the amount of treatment provided during consultations, was small. Our results suggest that the income effect of fee changes on service provision of fee-for-service physicians is moderate, implying that fee regulation is an effective means of controlling spending on primary care physician services.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Sørensen, Rune Jørgen
(2011).
Do expert patients get better treatment than others? Agency discrimination and statistical discrimination in obstetrics.
Journal of Health Economics.
ISSN 0167-6296.
30(1),
p. 163–180.
doi:
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.10.004.
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Holst, Dorthe & Skau, Irene
(2010).
Tenner og tannstatus i den voksne befolkning i Norge hvor stor er den sosiale ulikheten?
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
120(3),
p. 164–169.
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Grytten, Jostein; Carlsen, Fredrik & Skau, Irene
(2009).
Services production and patient satisfaction in primary care.
Health Policy.
ISSN 0168-8510.
89(3),
p. 312–321.
doi:
10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.06.006.
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The institutional setting for the study was the primary physician service in Norway, where there is a regular general practitioner scheme. Each inhabitant has a statutory right to be registered with a regular general practitioner. There are large differences between physicians in service production.
Objective:
We studied whether difference in services production between physicians has an effect on how satisfied patients are with the services that are provided.
Methodology:
Data about patient satisfaction were obtained from a survey of a representative sample of the population. We obtained data about how satisfied the respondents were with: waiting time to get an appointment, amount of time the physician spent with them, and to what extent they perceived that the physician took their medical problems seriously. The survey data were merged with data on service production for the primary physician that the respondent was registered with. Service production was measured as the number of consultations per person on the list.
Results:
There was a positive and relatively strong association between the level of service production of the general practitioners and patient satisfaction with waiting time for a consultation. There was no association between the level of service production and the two other measures of patient satisfaction.
Conclusion:
The results provide evidence about one of several factors that should be taken into account when deciding on future health manpower policies with respect to primary physician services in Norway.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar & Skau, Irene
(2009).
Specialization and competition in dental health services.
Health Economics.
ISSN 1057-9230.
18(4),
p. 457–466.
doi:
10.1002/hec.1377.
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Salvesen, Eirik Aasland; Leknes, Knut N.; Skau, Irene & Grytten, Jostein
(2009).
Spesialistpraksis i periodonti - en kartlegging av behandlingsmønstre.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
119(13),
p. 850–854.
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Grytten, Jostein & Skau, Irene
(2007).
Honorarer i privat tannlegepraksis i Norge 2006.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
117(7),
p. 380–384.
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Carlsen, Fredrik; Grytten, Jostein ; Kjelvik, Julie & Skau, Irene
(2007).
Better primary physician services lead to fewer hospital admissions.
European Journal of Health Economics.
ISSN 1618-7598.
8(1),
p. 17–24.
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Grytten, Jostein ; Skau, Irene & Holst, Dorthe
(2007).
Organisasjonsformer i privat tannlegepraksis i Norge.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
117(4),
p. 196–200.
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Skau, Irene; Bårdsen, Asgeir & Grytten, Jostein
(2007).
Spesialistpraksis i endodonti 2007.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
117(11),
p. 668–671.
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Espeland, Lisen Vivienne; Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Stenvik, Arild
(2007).
Utdanningsbehov og utviklingstrekk i kjeveortopedisk praksis 1992-2007.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
117(11),
p. 662–665.
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Carlsen, Fredrik; Grytten, Jostein; Kjelvik, Julie & Skau, Irene
(2007).
Better primary physician services lead to fewer hospital admissions.
European Journal of Health Economics.
ISSN 1618-7598.
8(1),
p. 17–24.
doi:
10.1007/s10198-006-0001-x.
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The aim of the study was to examine whether improved quality of primary physician services, measured by patient satisfaction, leads to fewer admissions to somatic hospitals. We studied differences in hospital admissions at the municipality level in Norway. In addition to the standard explanatory variables for use of hospitals—gender, age, socio-economic status and travelling distance to the nearest hospital—we also included a measure of patient satisfaction with primary physician services in the municipality. Data on patient satisfaction was obtained from an extensive questionnaire survey of 63,798 respondents. We found a statistically significant negative relationship between patient satisfaction and the number of hospital admissions. This conclusion was robust with regard to the empirical specification, and the effect was large.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Holst, Dorthe
(2006).
Behandlingskapasitet for voksne i privat og offentlig tannhelsetjeneste i Norge.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
116(4),
p. 212–216.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Holst, Dorthe & Skau, Irene
(2006).
Incentiver og avlønningssystemer i tannhelsetjenesten. Erfaringer fra Østfold.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
116(7),
p. 420–428.
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Carlsen, Fredrik; Grytten, Jostein; Kjelvik, Julie & Skau, Irene
(2006).
Bedre allmennlegetjeneste gir mindre bruk av spesialisthelsetjenester.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
ISSN 0809-2052.
9(3),
p. 159–169.
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Grytten, Jostein; Skau, Irene & Sørensen, Rune J.
(2005).
Kjennetegn ved solo- og gruppepraksis i norsk allmennmedisin.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.
125,
p. 1357–1360.
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Grytten, Jostein; Skau, Irene & Sørensen, Rune J.
(2005).
Fastlegereformen og folketrygdens utgifter til allmennlegetjenesten.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.
125,
p. 2812–4.
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Holst, Dorthe ; Grytten, Jostein Ivar & Skau, Irene
(2005).
Den voksne befolknings bruk av tannhelsetjenester i Norge i 2004.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
115(4),
p. 212–216.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Sørensen, Rune J.
(2005).
Kjennetegn ved solo- og gruppepraksiser i norsk allmennmedisin.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.
125(10),
p. 1357–1360.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Aasland, Olav
(2005).
Arbeidsbelastningen blant kvinnelige og mannlige fastleger.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.
125,
p. 1850–1852.
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Carlsen, Fredrik; Grytten, Jostein Ivar & Skau, Irene
(2005).
Befolkningens tilfredshet med sykehusene før og etter sykehusreformen.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.
125(15),
p. 2034–2037.
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Holst, Dorthe ; Skau, Irene & Grytten, Jostein Ivar
(2005).
Egenvurdert tannhelse, generell helse og tannstatus i den voksne befolkningen i Norge i 2004.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
115(10),
p. 576–580.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Sørensen, Rune J.
(2005).
Fastlegereformen og folketrygdens utgifter til allmennlegetjenesten.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.
125(20),
p. 2812–2814.
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Skau, Irene; Holst, Dorthe & Grytten, Jostein Ivar
(2005).
Behandlingspanorama og innkallingsintervaller i privatallmennpraksis.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
p. 764–768.
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Grytten, Jostein; Skau, Irene; Sørensen, Rune J. & Aasland, O.G.
(2004).
Endringer i tjenesteproduksjon og tilgjengelighet under fastlegeordningen.
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124,
p. 362–364.
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Grytten, Jostein; Skau, Irene; Sørensen, Rune J. & Aasland, O.G.
(2004).
Legenes arbeidssituasjon etter ett år med fastlegeordningen.
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124,
p. 358–361.
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Grytten, Jostein; Skau, Irene; Sørensen, Rune J. & Aasland, O.G.
(2004).
Fastlegeordningen og endringer i legenes tjenesteproduksjon.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
ISSN 0809-2052.
7,
p. 78–89.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene; Sørensen, Rune J. & Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw
(2004).
Endringer i tjenesteproduksjon og tilgjengelighet under fastlegeordningen.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene; Sørensen, Rune J. & Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw
(2004).
Legenes arbeidssituasjon etter ett år med fastlegeordningen.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.
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Gimmestad, Anne Løvberg; Holst, Dorthe; Grytten, Jostein Ivar & Skau, Irene
(2004).
Exit amalgam? - Amalgambruk i tannhelsetjenesten i Norge 2002.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
114(6),
p. 284–286.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene; Sørensen, Rune J. & Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw
(2004).
Fastlegeordningen og endringer i legenes tjenesteproduksjon.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
ISSN 0809-2052.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Holst, Dorthe & Skau, Irene
(2004).
Tilfredshet med tannhelsetjenesten i den voksne befolkningen.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
114(12),
p. 622–626.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Holst, Dorthe & Skau, Irene
(2004).
Prisbevissthet, kvalitet og valg av tannlege.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
114(12),
p. 628–631.
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Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene & Holst, Dorthe
(2004).
Endringer i utgifter og honorarer for tannbehandling 1995-2004.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
114(14),
p. 744–747.
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Stenvik, Arild; Holst, Dorthe & Skau, Irene
(2004).
Gammelt og nytt studieprogram i Oslo oppfatninger etter ett år som tannlege.
Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
ISSN 0029-2303.
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Grytten, Jostein; Skau, Irene & Carlsen, Fredrik
(2004).
Brukertilfredshet i allmennlegetjenesten før og etter<BR/>fastlegereformen.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
ISSN 0029-2001.