2019
Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effectsFollow-up Care for Breast Cancer Survivors
Ruddy KJ, Herrin J, Sangaralingham L, Freedman RA, Jemal A, Haddad TC, Allen SV, Hieken T, Boughey JC, Ganz PA, Havyer RD, Shah ND. Follow-up Care for Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2019, 112: 111-113. PMID: 31613369, PMCID: PMC7849972, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsUS commercial insurance databaseCurative-intent surgeryCommercial insurance databasePrimary care providersEndocrine therapyIntent surgeryImpairs outcomeSurvivorship guidelinesInsurance databaseNonwhite raceAnnual followBreast cancerCare providersClaims dataClinical practiceOlder ageSurgeryWomenSurvivorsYear 2ChemotherapyPatientsOncologistsQuality Versus Quantity
Chiu AS, Arnold BN, Hoag JR, Herrin J, Kim CH, Salazar MC, Monsalve AF, Jean RA, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Gross CP, Boffa DJ. Quality Versus Quantity. Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 29697446, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer surgerySafe hospitalComplex oncologic surgeryPotential mortality reductionNational Cancer DatabaseHigh-volume hospitalsHospital quality measuresSurgical mortalityPrimary cancerHospital rating systemsOncologic surgeryCancer DatabaseMortality reductionSurgical volumeHospital safetyPatient realignmentPatientsHospitalSurgeryMeaningful reductionPublic reportingMortalityRSMRCancerDifferential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery
Hoag JR, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Chiu AS, Brown LB, Herrin J, Blasberg JD, Kim AW, Boffa DJ. Differential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191912. PMID: 30977848, PMCID: PMC6481444, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer surgeryCancer HospitalMedicare beneficiariesCancer NetworkRelative safetyStandardized mortality ratioComplex cancer careCross-sectional studyTop-ranked hospitalsMedicaid Services 100Hierarchical logistic regressionPerioperative mortalityAffiliated HospitalCancer careMortality ratioOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOMESurgeryHospitalReview filesDifferential safetyLogistic regressionMortalityMedicare providers
2018
Physician peer group characteristics and timeliness of breast cancer surgery
Bachand J, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Pollack CE, Xu X, Ma X, Gross CP. Physician peer group characteristics and timeliness of breast cancer surgery. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 170: 657-665. PMID: 29693229, PMCID: PMC6048589, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4789-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsSurgical delayProvider densityPatient racial compositionBreast cancerEnd Results-Medicare dataBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer surgeryResultsThe study sampleConclusionsThe likelihoodBlack patientsCancer surgeryCancer patientsSurgeryPatientsStudy sampleWomenCancerAssociationGroupGroup characteristicsPurposeLittleInterdisciplinary groupPeer groupEpidemiology
2001
Utilization of technologies to reduce allogeneic blood transfusion in the United States
Hutchinson A, Fergusson D, Graham I, Laupacis A, Herrin J, Hillyer C. Utilization of technologies to reduce allogeneic blood transfusion in the United States. Transfusion Medicine 2001, 11: 79-85. PMID: 11299024, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.2001.00290.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative autologous donationAcute normovolemic haemodilutionAllogeneic blood transfusionOpen heart surgeryCell salvageEpsilon-aminocaproic acidBlood transfusionTranexamic acidUS hospitalsPeri-operative settingCross-sectional mail surveyRecombinant human erythropoietinHospital bed sizeCent of hospitalsNormovolemic haemodilutionAllogeneic bloodAutologous donationBlood supplyCommon reasonHuman erythropoietinHospitalLack of familiarityTransfusionSurgeryInfrequent use
1997
Effect of panel composition on physician ratings of appropriateness of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: elucidating differences between multispecialty panel results and specialty society recommendations
Herrin J, Etchason J, Kahan J, Brook R, Ballard D. Effect of panel composition on physician ratings of appropriateness of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: elucidating differences between multispecialty panel results and specialty society recommendations. Health Policy 1997, 42: 67-81. PMID: 10173494, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8510(97)00055-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysm surgeryAortic aneurysm surgeryVascular surgeonsAneurysm surgeryPhysician panelAbdominal aortic aneurysm managementAortic aneurysm managementSpecialty society recommendationsSpecialty societiesSame surgerySociety recommendationsVascular surgeryNorth American ChapterPhysician ratingsCardiovascular surgeryClinical appropriatenessAneurysm managementExpert panel membersSurgerySurgeon rankingsRAND panelSurgeonsConcurrent guidelinesPhysiciansNecessity ratings