2018
Advanced imaging and hospice use in end-of-life cancer care
Dinan MA, Curtis LH, Setoguchi S, Cheung WY. Advanced imaging and hospice use in end-of-life cancer care. Supportive Care In Cancer 2018, 26: 3619-3625. PMID: 29728843, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4223-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsComorbidityDiagnostic ImagingFemaleHospice CareHospicesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMedicareMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOutcome Assessment, Health CareProstatic NeoplasmsReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsHospital referral regionsHospice enrollmentComputerized tomographyHospice useLife careReferral regionsAdvanced imagingPopulation-based retrospective studyHigh rateLate hospice enrollmentLife cancer careMultivariable logistic regressionSEER-Medicare dataMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyEnd of lifeGreater comorbidityReal-world practiceAggressive endBlack patientsMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyResultsA totalStudy criteriaCancer care
2014
Exploring variation in care: alternative conceptual models.
Dinan MA, Schulman KA. Exploring variation in care: alternative conceptual models. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 161: 835-6. PMID: 25437412, DOI: 10.7326/m14-2382.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Changes in the Use and Costs of Diagnostic Imaging Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Cancer, 1999-2006
Dinan MA, Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Patz EF, Abernethy AP, Shea AM, Schulman KA. Changes in the Use and Costs of Diagnostic Imaging Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Cancer, 1999-2006. JAMA 2010, 303: 1625-1631. PMID: 20424253, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overDiagnostic ImagingFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansInsurance, Health, ReimbursementMaleMedicareNeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaLung cancerMedicare beneficiariesBreast cancerCancer typesColorectal cancerProstate cancerImaging costsPositron emission tomography scanIncident breast cancerYear of diagnosisEmission tomography scanBone density studiesMean total costMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyBone scanTreatment patternsIncident casesCancer careHalf of beneficiariesTomography scanUS CentersMean annual increaseResonance imaging