2006
Relation Between Medicare Screening Reimbursement and Stage at Diagnosis for Older Patients With Colon Cancer
Gross CP, Andersen MS, Krumholz HM, McAvay GJ, Proctor D, Tinetti ME. Relation Between Medicare Screening Reimbursement and Stage at Diagnosis for Older Patients With Colon Cancer. JAMA 2006, 296: 2815-2822. PMID: 17179458, DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.23.2815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal colon lesionsColon lesionsMedicare beneficiariesColon cancerColonoscopy useEnd Results-MedicareProportion of patientsUse of colonoscopyEnd Results (SEER) areasMultivariate logistic regressionReimbursement policiesColon cancer screeningColon cancer riskMultivariate Poisson regressionYears of ageReimbursement policy changesSigmoidoscopy useEligible patientsOlder patientsColorectal cancerCancer screeningPrimary diagnosisScreening modalityColon cancer diagnosisCancer risk
2005
ACCF/ASNC Appropriateness Criteria for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT MPI) A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Endorsed by the American Heart Association
Brindis RG, Douglas PS, Hendel RC, Peterson ED, Wolk MJ, Allen JM, Patel MR, Raskin IE, Hendel RC, Bateman TM, Cerqueira MD, Gibbons RJ, Gillam LD, Gillespie JA, Hendel RC, Iskandrian AE, Jerome SD, Krumholz HM, Messer JV, Spertus JA, Stowers SA. ACCF/ASNC Appropriateness Criteria for Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT MPI) A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Endorsed by the American Heart Association. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 1587-1605. PMID: 16226194, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTomography myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingSingle photon emissionAmerican CollegePerfusion imagingClinical practice guidelinesAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican SocietyReasonable approachNuclear cardiologyPhysician decision makingHealth services researchersHeart AssociationAppropriateness CriteriaAppropriateness reviewClinical indicationsPractice guidelinesCardiology FoundationClinical scenariosWorking GroupCardiovascular imagingNuclear cardiologistsReimbursement policiesScientific evidenceServices researchers
2004
Cancer Trial Enrollment After State-Mandated Reimbursement
Gross CP, Murthy V, Li Y, Kaluzny AD, Krumholz HM. Cancer Trial Enrollment After State-Mandated Reimbursement. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2004, 96: 1063-1069. PMID: 15265967, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleGovernment RegulationHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesLung NeoplasmsMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)NeoplasmsPatient SelectionPoisson DistributionProstatic NeoplasmsReimbursement MechanismsRetrospective StudiesState GovernmentUnited StatesConceptsCancer trial enrollmentTrial enrollment ratesTrial enrollmentMultivariable analysisTrial participationOdds ratioTrial participantsCoverage policiesCancer trial participantsCooperative group trialsClinical trial enrollmentEarly phase trialsRecruitment of patientsCancer trial participationMedical care costsPhase II trial participantsCancer patientsPhase trialsCancer research studiesGroup trialsCare costsPoisson regressionCancer typesReimbursement policiesPhase II