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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansMedical OncologyMedicareOutpatient Clinics, HospitalResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesSystems IntegrationUnited StatesConceptsHospital 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
2015
Initial Trends in the Use of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay for Patients With Breast Cancer in the Medicare Population, 2005-2009
Dinan MA, Mi X, Reed SD, Hirsch BR, Lyman GH, Curtis LH. Initial Trends in the Use of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay for Patients With Breast Cancer in the Medicare Population, 2005-2009. JAMA Oncology 2015, 1: 158-166. PMID: 26181015, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.43.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantChi-Square DistributionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMedicareMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPhenotypePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Predictive Value of TestsRacial GroupsResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSEER ProgramTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIntermediate-risk diseaseBreast cancerRecurrence scoreClinical practiceNode-negative breast cancerNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkAdjuvant chemotherapy useIncident breast cancerComprehensive Cancer NetworkEnd Results (SEER) dataHigh-grade diseaseRetrospective observational studyRoutine clinical practiceTumor histologic characteristicsMedicare coverage decisionsAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy useN1 diseaseMost patientsComorbid conditionsMultivariable analysisRS assayClinical variablesStudy criteriaBlack race