2017
Regional Medicare Expenditures and Survival Among Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer
Tannenbaum S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Mougalian S, Long JB, Wang R, Ma X, Gross CP, Xu X. Regional Medicare Expenditures and Survival Among Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer. Medical Care 2017, 55: 1030-1038. PMID: 29068906, PMCID: PMC5863278, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer careHospital referral regionsNonmetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerCancer careMedicare beneficiariesMedicare expendituresCancer expendituresBetter survivalEnd Results-MedicareRetrospective cohort studyPatients 3 yearsClinical characteristicsCohort studyOverall survivalCancer stagePatient outcomesOutcome measuresReferral regionsOlder womenSignificant associationStage IIBivariate analysisCancerQuintile
2013
The effect of medical malpractice liability on rate of referrals received by specialist physicians
Xu X, Spurr SJ, Nan B, Fendrick AM. The effect of medical malpractice liability on rate of referrals received by specialist physicians. Health Economics Policy And Law 2013, 8: 453-475. PMID: 23527533, PMCID: PMC3706535, DOI: 10.1017/s1744133113000157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialist physiciansMedical malpractice environmentMalpractice environmentState malpractice environmentOffice-based settingRate of referralAmbulatory visitsPotential confoundersReferral visitCare doctorsMalpractice insurance premiumsMedical malpractice claimsMedical malpractice insurance premiumsReferral behaviourAnalytic sampleLower likelihoodMalpractice claimsPhysiciansVisitsMedical malpractice liabilityReferralMalpractice liability