2022
Genetic testing in privately insured women with surgically treated breast cancer
Dinan M, Pitafi S, Greenup R, Long J, Gross C. Genetic testing in privately insured women with surgically treated breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2022, 198: 177-181. PMID: 36542252, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-022-06829-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerGenetic testingRoutine breast cancer careBRCA1/BRCA2 genetic testingHormone receptor statusBreast cancer careInvasive breast cancerBRCA2 genetic testingReceptor statusWomen 50Cancer careAge 45Family historyOlder womenInsurer databaseYoung womenCancerWomenCoverage policiesUnclear implicationsPatientsSurgeryPurposeRatesYearsPrevalence
2017
Trends in hospital-physician integration in medical oncology.
Clough JD, Dinan MA, Schulman KA. Trends in hospital-physician integration in medical oncology. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2017, 23: 624-627. PMID: 29087634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital outpatient departmentsMedical oncologyHigh-volume specialtiesOutpatient departmentMedical oncologistsMedical oncology practiceHospital-physician integrationProportion of physiciansGreater absolute changeManagement visitsThoracic surgeryOncology practiceRetrospective analysisOncologyAbsolute changeOncologistsMajority of evaluationsPhysiciansHigher proportionSpecialtiesDepartmentState-level variationYearsProportionSurgery