Research

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Peer-reviewed 

• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Merethe Andersen, Frans Waldorff, Sonja Wehberg, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2025): “The role of providers’ intrinsic motivation for quality of care and responses to a non-financial incentive“. Social Science & Medicine
• Thim Prætorius, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Eskild Fredslund, Mickael Bech, Søren Rud Kristensen (2024). “Kan økonomiske incitamenter skabe og understøtte sammenhæng på tværs af sundhedsvæsenets aktører?“. Økonomi & Politik. Volume 97 (4).
• Anne Sophie Oxholm and Dorte Gyrd-Hansen (2024): “Do physicians’ attitudes toward prioritization predict poor-health patients’ access to care?”. Health Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4843
• Dimitar Stoyanov Yordanov, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Thim Prætorius, Søren Rud Kristensen (2024): “Financial incentives for integrated care: A scoping review and lessons for evidence-based design“. Health Policy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.104995.
• Jamie O’Halloran, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen (2024): “Going the extra mile? Physicians’ upcoding of fees for home visits“. Health Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4777
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen, Ulrich Thy Jensen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2023): “The link between physician motivation and care“. European Journal of Health Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-023-01605-7
• Kim Rose Olsen, Christian Skovsgaard, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Mogens Vestergaard (2023): “List size disequilibria and service provision in general practice“. Nordic Journal of Health Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5617/njhe.10196
• Dimitar Stoyanov Yordanov, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2023): “Mapping general practitioners’ motivation: It is not all about the money”.  British Journal of General Practice. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0563
• Thomas Allen, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Søren Rud Kristensen, Anne Sophie Oxholm (shared first authorship), Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Mario Pezzino (2022): Physicians under pressure: Evidence from antibiotic prescribing in England. Medical Decision Making. DOI: 10.1177/0272989X211069931
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Thomas Allen, Rikke Sydenham, Dorte Jarbøl, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2022): Work pressure and job dissatisfaction: Challenges in Danish general practice. Nordic Journal of Health Economics
• Jamie O’Halloran, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen,Dorte Gyrd-Hansen (2021): Time to retire? A register-based study of GPs’ practice style prior to retirement. Social Science & Medicine. DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114099
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Sibilla Di Guida, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen (2021): Allocation of health care under pay for performance: winners and losers. Social Science & Medicine. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113939
• Jamie O’Halloran, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen (2021): Home sweet home: GPs’ response to an increase in the fee size for home visits. European Journal of Health Economics. DOI: 10.1007/s10198-021-01302-3

• Martin Rimvall, Rasmus Trap Wolf, Else Marie Olsen, Anne Mette Skovgaard, Lars Clemmensen, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Frank Verhulst, Charlotte Rask, Jim van Os, Pia Keppesen (2021): Healthcare costs, school performance and health-related quality of life in adolescence following psychotic experiences in preadolescence – a longitudinal cohort study. Schizophrenia Bulletin. DOI:10.1093/schbul/sbaa175

• Nicolai Fink Simonsen, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Søren Rud Kristensen, Luigi Siciliani (2020): What explains differences in waiting times for health care across socioeconomic status? Health Economics. DOI: 10.1002/hec.4163
• Rasmus Trap Wolf, Pia Jeppesen, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Anne Sophie Oxholm (2019): Evaluation of a screening algorithm using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to identify children with mental health problems: A five-year register-based follow-up on school performance and healthcare use.  PLoS ONE. 14(10): e0223314. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223314
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Sibilla Di Guida, Kim Rose Olsen (2019): Taking Care of High-Need Patients in Capitation-Based Payment Schemes – An Experimental Investigation. Applied Economics, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2019.1610715
• Sibilla Di Guida, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Anne Sophie Oxholm (2019): Testing the Myth of Fee-For-Service and Overprovision in Health Care. Health Economics. 28: 717-722. DOI: 10.1002/hec.3875
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Søren Rud Kristensen, Matt Sutton (2018): Uncertainty about the Effort-Performance Relationship in Threshold-Based Payment Schemes. Journal of Health Economics, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.09.003.
• Casper Steenholdt,Jørn Brynskov, Ole Østergaard Thomsen, Lars Kristian Munck, Jan Fallingborg, Lisbet Ambrosius Christensen, Gitte Pedersen, Jens Kjeldsen, Bent Ascanius Jacobsen, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Jakob Kjellberg, Klaus Bendtzen og Mark Andrew Ainsworth (2015): Individualized Therapy is a Long-Term Cost-Effective Method Compared to Dose Intensification in Crohn’s Disease Patients Failing Infliximab. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. DOI: 10.1007/s10620-015-3581-4
• Casper, Steenholdt, Jørn Brynskov, Ole Østergaard Thomsen, Lars Kristian Munck, Jan Fallingborg, Lisbet Ambrosius Christensen, Gitte Pedersen, Jens Kjeldsen, Bent Ascanius Jacobsen, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Jakob Kjellberg, Klaus Bendtzen og Mark Andrew Ainsworth (2014): Individualised therapy is more cost-effective than dose intensification in patients with Crohn’s disease who lose response to anti-TNF treatment. a randomised, controlled trial. GUT, DOI:10.1136/gutjnl-2013-305279

Work-in-progress

• Lucy Margaret Poole, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Anne Sophie Oxholm (2026). “What can providers’ motivations tell us about healthcare quality?” Submitted
• Lucy Margaret Poole, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Ulrich Thy Jensen, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2026). “Are physicians’ motivations stable over time? An investigation before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic” Submitted
• Benjamin Chibuye, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Anne Sophie Oxholm (2026). “A double agency problem? Opioid prescribing and guideline adherence in general practice” Submitted
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Luigi Siciliani (2026): “What motivates (un)satisfied physicians?” Revise & resubmit
• Dimitar Stoyanov Yordanov, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Anne Sophie Oxholm (2026): “Do all respond alike? A difference-in-differences analysis of how GPs’ financial motivation impacted contacts when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Denmark” Revise & resubmit
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Trine Kjær, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2026): “Agency under the drill: Dentists’ motivations and delivery of care to disadvantaged patient groups” Ongoing
• Benjamin Chibuye, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2026). “Learning from peers: The effects of quality clusters on opioid prescribing in general practice” Ongoing
• Lorenzo Santini, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Lucy Margaret Poole, Massimo Riccaboni, Anne Sophie Oxholm (2026). “Going beyond health: The socio-economic impact, spillovers and access to treatment of semaglutide GLP-1 agonist drugs” Ongoing
• Lucy Margaret Poole, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Christian Skovsgaard, Anne Sophie Oxholm (2026). “Changing financial incentives in general practice: Evidence from a chronic disease payment reform for COPD patients.” Ongoing

Non-peer reviewed

• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Anthony Scott (2026): “Paying for Primary Care”. In Cylus et al. (eds). “Paying for health: Learning from International Experiences in Health Financing”. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Forthcoming
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2025): Ny viden om alment praktiserende lægers arbejdspres og motivation. Månedsskrift for almen praksis (2025:5) 
• Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Søren Rud Kristensen, Kim Rose Olsen, Anne Sophie Oxholm (corresponding), Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2023): Honorering og motivation i almen praksis. DaCHE Discussion Papers 2023:1. (A contribution to the commitee for remuneration of Danish general practice (‘Honorarstrukturrådet’) – Honorarstrukturrådet)
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen, Ulrich Thy Jensen, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen (2022): Time to revisit the agency theory and expand our thoughts on what motivates physicians? A nudge to health economists. DaCHE Discussion Papers 2022:1.
• Anne Sophie Oxholm (2017): Physician Quality and Financial Incentives. PhD Thesis. Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark
• Anne Sophie Oxholm (2016): Physician Response to Target-Based Performance Payment. COHERE Discussion Papers 2016:9.
• Kim Rose Olsen, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Line Planck Kongstad, Troels Kristensen, Merethe Kirstine Kousgaard Andersen, René dePont Christensen, Jesper Lykke gaard, Helle Riisgaard, Mie Sara Hestbech, Anne Møller, Thorkil Thorsen, Susanne Reventlow, Kjeld Møller Pedersen (2017): The Fokus and FORDYB trial – designing a randomised controlled trial for an experiment with new remuneration schemes in general practice. Odense: University of Southern Denmark
• Jakob Kjellberg, Rikke Ibsen og Anne Sophie Oxholm (2013): Kommunale omkostninger forbundet med overforbrug af alkohol nr. 2. -En registerbaseret analyse af kommunens meromkostninger til overførslsindkomster, personlig og praktisk hjælp og andre støttende foranstaltninger. København: Sundhedsstyrelsen.
• Lone Bilde, Anne Sophie Oxholm, Eskild Klausen Fredslund, Marie Kruse, and Jan Christensen (2012):     PaSS – patientforløb i speciallægepraksis og på sygehus. Analyse af regionernes omkostninger for 13 patientforløb inden for kirurgi og øre-næse-hals- og gynækologispecialet. København: KORA.
• Anne Sophie Oxholm, Jakob Kjellberg, Ann Nielsen, and Peter Vedsted (2012): Ny honorarstruktur i almen praksis. Analyse af behandlingsmønsteret ud fra endagsregistreringer og registerdata. København: KORA.
• Anne Sophie Oxholm and Jakob Kjellberg (2012): Sammenfatning af erfaringerne med opfølgende hjemmebesøg i ti kommuner. Baseret på fem omkostningsanalyser med særligt fokus på de kommunaløkonomiske konsekvenser. (2553). DSI.
• Anne Sophie Oxholm and Jakob Kjellberg (2012): Delrapport fra Fredericia Kommune: Erfaringer med opfølgende hjemmebesøg. Omkostningsanalyse med særlig fokus på de kommunaløkonomiske omkostninger. (DSI publikation). DSI.
• Anne Sophie Oxholm and Jakob Kjellberg (2012): Delrapport fra Københavns Kommune: Erfaringer med opfølgende hjemmebesøg. Omkostningsanalyse med fokus på de kommunaløkonomiske omkostninger. (DSI publikation). DSI.
• Anne Sophie Oxholm and Jakob Kjellberg (2012): Delrapport fra Aalborg Kommune: Erfaringer med opfølgende hjemmebesøg. Omkostningsanalyse med særlig fokus på de kommunaløkonomiske omkostninger. (DSI publikation). DSI.
• Anne Sophie Oxholm and Jakob Kjellberg (2012): Delrapport fra Vestklyngen i Region Midtjylland: Erfaringer med opfølgende hjemmebesøg. Omkostningsanalyse med særlig fokus på de kommunaløkonomiske omkostninger. 2. udgave. (DSI publikation). DSI.
• Anne Sophie Oxholm and Jakob Kjellberg (2012): Delrapport fra Faxe Kommune: Erfaringer med opfølgende hjemmebesøg. Omkostningsanalyse. København: DSI.

Recent comments/media attention

• Medicinske tidsskrifter (2025): Forskningsprojekt: Lægers trivsel indvirker på deres behandlingsadfærd
• Lægeliv (2025): Smitter lægens trivsel på patientbehandlingen?
• Ugeskrift for Læger (2025): Forskningsprojekt: Påvirker lægernes trivsel deres behandling?
• Carlsbergfondet (2024): Månedens forsker Anne Sophie Oxholm. Carlsbergfondet.
• Oxholm og Gyrd-Hansen (2024): Forskere: Manglende kriterier for prioritering kan skabe ulige adgang til sundhedsvæsenet. Altinget
• Melbye (2023): Nyt studie: Praktiserende læger motiveres af meget mere end penge. Dagens medicin
• Oxholm et al. (2022): Let presset i sundhedsvæsenet – ellers får det konsekvenser. Altinget
• Linde (2022): Overworked GPs more likely to prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics, finds study. Pulse
• Oxholm (2019): Kronikerhonoraret kan være dårligt nyt for kroniske patienter i almen praksis. Altinget