2022
Perioperative magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer care: Distinct adoption trajectories among physician patient-sharing networks
Xu X, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Wang SY, Pollack CE, Killelea BK, Forman HP, Gross CP. Perioperative magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer care: Distinct adoption trajectories among physician patient-sharing networks. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265188. PMID: 35290417, PMCID: PMC8923453, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician patient-sharing networksPerioperative magnetic resonance imagingClinical risk factorsMagnetic resonance imagingPatient clinical risk factorsPatient-sharing networksBreast cancer careRisk-adjusted ratesMastectomy usePhysician networksCancer careRisk factorsEnd Results-Medicare databaseCharacteristics of patientsProportion of patientsBreast cancer surgeryComposition of patientsMRI adoptionDistinct trajectoriesMore patientsCancer surgeryClinical outcomesCancer specialistsMRI usePatients
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
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 effectsPeer Influence on Physician Use of Shorter Course External Beam Radiation Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer
Yu JB, Pollack CE, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Zhu W, Xu X, Gross CP. Peer Influence on Physician Use of Shorter Course External Beam Radiation Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology 2019, 10: 75-83. PMID: 31785370, PMCID: PMC7061062, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesFemaleHumansPeer InfluencePhysiciansConceptsAdjuvant external beam radiation therapyExternal beam radiation therapyPhysician peer groupsPalliative external beam radiation therapyBeam radiation therapyBreast cancerAdjuvant therapyBone metastasesPatient receiptRadiation therapyBreast-conserving surgeryMixed-effects logistic regressionPatient-sharing relationshipsPalliative therapyCancer careMedicare beneficiariesPatientsPhysician useTherapyLogistic regressionShort courseCancerPhysiciansGroup rateMetastasisContact and role modeling predict bias against lesbian and gay individuals among early-career physicians: A longitudinal study
Wittlin NM, Dovidio JF, Burke SE, Przedworski JM, Herrin J, Dyrbye L, Onyeador IN, Phelan SM, van Ryn M. Contact and role modeling predict bias against lesbian and gay individuals among early-career physicians: A longitudinal study. Social Science & Medicine 2019, 238: 112422. PMID: 31391147, PMCID: PMC6744977, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Racial Bias With Burnout Among Resident Physicians
Dyrbye L, Herrin J, West CP, Wittlin NM, Dovidio JF, Hardeman R, Burke SE, Phelan S, Onyeador IN, Cunningham B, van Ryn M. Association of Racial Bias With Burnout Among Resident Physicians. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e197457. PMID: 31348503, PMCID: PMC6661712, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of burnoutResident physiciansFT scoreRacial disparitiesDose-response associationHealth careDirect patient interactionResident physician trainingCohort studyBlack patientsMultivariable analysisPhysician respondentsHigh prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMEWhite raceMedical careBurnout itemsSymptomsPhysiciansPatient interactionsMaslach Burnout InventoryPhysician trainingTime pointsCareScarce evidence
2018
Association of Clinical Specialty With Symptoms of Burnout and Career Choice Regret Among US Resident Physicians.
Dyrbye LN, Burke SE, Hardeman RR, Herrin J, Wittlin NM, Yeazel M, Dovidio JF, Cunningham B, White RO, Phelan SM, Satele DV, Shanafelt TD, van Ryn M. Association of Clinical Specialty With Symptoms of Burnout and Career Choice Regret Among US Resident Physicians. JAMA 2018, 320: 1114-1130. PMID: 30422299, PMCID: PMC6233627, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.12615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCareer choice regretSymptoms of burnoutResident physiciansClinical specialtiesUS resident physiciansLevel of anxietyRelative riskProspective cohort studyHigher relative riskCohort studyMultivariable analysisFemale sexBaseline questionnaireMAIN OUTCOMEGeneral surgeryHigh riskLower riskUS Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scoresMedical schoolsSymptomsInternal medicinePhysiciansDemographic characteristicsRisk of burnoutEmergency medicinePhysician 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
2017
Public-on-private dual practice among physicians in public hospitals of Tigray National Regional State, North Ethiopia: perspectives of physicians, patients and managers
Abera GG, Alemayehu YK, Herrin J. Public-on-private dual practice among physicians in public hospitals of Tigray National Regional State, North Ethiopia: perspectives of physicians, patients and managers. BMC Health Services Research 2017, 17: 713. PMID: 29126453, PMCID: PMC5681802, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2701-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Fiorilli PN, Minges KE, Herrin J, Messenger JC, Ting HH, Nallamothu BK, Lipner RS, Hess BJ, Holmboe ES, Brennan JJ, Curtis JP. Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2015, 132: 1816-1824. PMID: 26384518, PMCID: PMC4641797, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency coronary artery bypassPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassVascular complicationsHospital mortalityEnd pointHospital outcomesCoronary interventionPCI proceduresIn-Hospital OutcomesPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsComposite end pointRisk of bleedingHierarchical multivariable modelInternal Medicine certificationAmerican BoardCathPCI RegistryPatient characteristicsPCI volumeUnadjusted outcomesAdverse outcomesPatient outcomesMultivariable model
2013
Association between physicians’ experience after training and maternal obstetrical outcomes: cohort study
Epstein AJ, Srinivas SK, Nicholson S, Herrin J, Asch DA. Association between physicians’ experience after training and maternal obstetrical outcomes: cohort study. The BMJ 2013, 346: f1596. PMID: 23538919, PMCID: PMC3610558, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f1596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal complication ratesMaternal complicationsComplication rateRetrospective cohort analysisAcute care hospitalsObstetrical outcomesCesarean deliveryCohort studyCare hospitalVaginal deliveryCesarean birthCompletion of residencyCohort analysisPhysician yearsMAIN OUTCOMEThird decadePost-residency practiceComplicationsObstetriciansMore yearsSecular trendsComposite measurePercentage pointsAssociationSecond decade