2018
Association between physician characteristics and the use of 21-gene recurrence score genomic testing among Medicare beneficiaries with early-stage breast cancer, 2008–2011
Wilson LE, Pollack CE, Greiner MA, Dinan MA. Association between physician characteristics and the use of 21-gene recurrence score genomic testing among Medicare beneficiaries with early-stage breast cancer, 2008–2011. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 170: 361-371. PMID: 29536319, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4746-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical oncologistsPhysician characteristicsBreast cancerGenomic testingMedicare beneficiariesAmerican Medical Association Physician Master FileNode-negative breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerReceipt of testingMethodsRetrospective cohort studyYear of diagnosisPhysician-level factorsPhysician-level characteristicsMultivariable regression modelsAdjuvant chemotherapyCohort studyRS testingOptimal careResultsA totalStudy criteriaSurgical oncologySurgical proceduresHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMELower odds
2009
Outcomes of inpatients with and without sickle cell disease after high‐volume surgical procedures
Dinan MA, Chou C, Hammill BG, Graham FL, Schulman KA, Telen MJ, Reed SD. Outcomes of inpatients with and without sickle cell disease after high‐volume surgical procedures. American Journal Of Hematology 2009, 84: 703-709. PMID: 19787790, PMCID: PMC2783350, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseHigh-volume surgical proceduresHip replacementMedian ageInpatient costsCell diseaseSurgical proceduresClinical Classification Software codesMore health care resourcesLonger hospital stayHigher inpatient costsNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayMultivariable regression analysisHealth care resourcesRegression analysisHospital mortalityHospital stayInpatient outcomesInpatient mortalitySurgical patientsInpatient staySCD cohortInpatient SampleProcedural characteristics