2013
For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery
Sen S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Lesnikoski BA, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery. Surgery 2013, 155: 776-788. PMID: 24787104, PMCID: PMC4008843, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital ownership statusBreast-conserving operationsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of brachytherapyRadiation therapyOperative careBreast cancerMedicare beneficiariesOverall useReceipt of brachytherapyAdjuvant radiation therapyInvasive breast cancerFemale Medicare beneficiariesGreater overall useYears of ageShort life expectancyRetrospective studyRT modalityProfit hospitalsExpensive modalityOlder womenBrachytherapy useBreast brachytherapyHospitalBrachytherapy
2012
Procedure Intensity and the Cost of Care
Chen SI, Dharmarajan K, Kim N, Strait KM, Li SX, Safavi KC, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM, Lagu T. Procedure Intensity and the Cost of Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 308-313. PMID: 22576844, PMCID: PMC3415230, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.966069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCosts and Cost AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHospital Bed CapacityHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHospitals, RuralHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHF hospitalizationHeart failureInvasive proceduresHospital groupRisk-standardized mortality ratesProportion of patientsLength of stayCost of careWilcoxon rank sum testHigher procedure ratesRank sum testPatient demographicsPerspective databaseMedian lengthSurgical proceduresProcedure ratesHospitalizationOutcome differencesMortality rateHospitalPatientsPractice styleProcedure useSum testOverall use