2020
Physician trajectories of abandoning long‐course breast radiotherapy and their cost impact
Xu X, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Wang S, Pollack CE, Evans SB, Yu JB, Gross CP. Physician trajectories of abandoning long‐course breast radiotherapy and their cost impact. Health Services Research 2020, 56: 497-506. PMID: 33070305, PMCID: PMC8143683, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsWhole breast irradiationCF-WBIRisk-adjusted ratesBreast radiotherapyPractice patternsLow useChronic Conditions Data WarehouseDistinct practice patternsPatients' clinical characteristicsSetting of radiotherapyAdjuvant breast radiotherapyYears of ageDistinct trajectoriesImportant cost implicationsHigher useAdjuvant radiotherapyClinical characteristicsEligible womenBreast cancerCost implicationsLatent class growth analysisService beneficiariesMedicare programRadiotherapy
2014
Considerations for Observational Research Using Large Data Sets in Radiation Oncology
Jagsi R, Bekelman J, Chen A, Chen R, Hoffman K, Shih Y, Smith B, Yu J. Considerations for Observational Research Using Large Data Sets in Radiation Oncology. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 90: 11-24. PMID: 25195986, PMCID: PMC4159773, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChecklistComparative Effectiveness ResearchDatabases, FactualDiffusion of InnovationHealth Care CostsHealth Services ResearchHealth SurveysInsurance Claim ReviewMedicareNeoplasmsNomogramsObservational Studies as TopicProfessional PracticePropensity ScorePublication BiasRadiation OncologyRare DiseasesRegistriesResearch DesignSEER ProgramUnited StatesConceptsRadiation oncology communityRadiation oncologyObservational researchHealth services researchObservational studyWell-designed observational studiesOncology communityField of radiation oncologyHealth careServices researchEvaluate causalityObservational analysisData sourcesInternational Journal of Radiation OncologyMethodological expertiseRadiation oncology researchEvaluate evidenceRecognition of limitationsOncologyClinical trialsPotential data sourcesResearch questionsOncology researchHealthMethodological considerations