2021
Development and Implementation of Multidisciplinary Liver Tumor Boards in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A 10-Year Experience
Rabiee A, Taddei T, Aytaman A, Rogal SS, Kaplan DE, Morgan TR. Development and Implementation of Multidisciplinary Liver Tumor Boards in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A 10-Year Experience. Cancers 2021, 13: 4849. PMID: 34638333, PMCID: PMC8508370, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13194849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardHealth care systemTumor boardCare systemIntegrated health care systemSingle care providerMultidisciplinary tumor boardUnnecessary invasive proceduresVirtual tumor boardsHealth care costsActive therapyVA centersPatient outcomesHepatology careHigher oddsCare providersInvasive proceduresCare costsSignificant heterogeneityCareHealthcare deliveryMortalitySignificant barriersVA
2020
Assessing the Impact of Referral on Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Zhang Y, Weinreb J, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Taddei T. Assessing the Impact of Referral on Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2020, 17: 1636-1643. PMID: 32533924, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardTertiary care institutionHepatocellular carcinomaImpact of referralHCC casesCare institutionsInitial suspicionDecreased health care costsDiagnosis of HCCIncident HCC casesUnnecessary diagnostic proceduresHealth care costsChart reviewConsensus of expertsInitial careOptimal treatmentTumor boardAmerican CollegeHCC diagnosisPatientsUnique cancerCare costsOutside institutionDiagnostic proceduresReferral