2022
Acceptance of Simulated Adult Patients With Medicaid Insurance Seeking Care in a Cancer Hospital for a New Cancer Diagnosis
Marks VA, Hsiang WR, Nie J, Demkowicz P, Umer W, Haleem A, Galal B, Pak I, Kim D, Salazar MC, Berger ER, Boffa DJ, Leapman MS. Acceptance of Simulated Adult Patients With Medicaid Insurance Seeking Care in a Cancer Hospital for a New Cancer Diagnosis. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222214. PMID: 35838668, PMCID: PMC9287756, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew cancer diagnosesMedicaid insuranceCancer careAdult patientsSkin cancerComprehensive community cancer programsMultivariable logistic regression modelMedicaid acceptanceCancer-accredited facilitiesCancer diagnosisCommunity cancer programsBreast cancer carePopulation of patientsState Medicaid expansion statusCancer care servicesFacility-level factorsAbility of patientsAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyMedicaid expansion statusHigh-quality careLogistic regression modelsCancer HospitalCommon cancerFindings highlight gapsCancer programs
2020
Survival After Cancer Treatment at Top-Ranked US Cancer Hospitals vs Affiliates of Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals
Boffa DJ, Mallin K, Herrin J, Resio B, Salazar MC, Palis B, Facktor M, McCabe R, Nelson H, Shulman LN. Survival After Cancer Treatment at Top-Ranked US Cancer Hospitals vs Affiliates of Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e203942. PMID: 32453382, PMCID: PMC7251445, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCancer Care FacilitiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOutcome Assessment, Health CareSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsLong-term survivalCancer HospitalSurgical treatmentShort-term survivalComplex cancer treatmentAffiliate hospitalsCancer treatmentCancer careAdjusted long-term survivalNational Cancer DatabaseAnnual surgical volumeComplex cancer careIndividuals 18 yearsComplex surgical proceduresPerioperative mortalityCohort studyAffiliated HospitalPooled analysisBladder cancerCancer DatabasePatient outcomesSurgical volumeSurgical proceduresMAIN OUTCOMESurvival advantage
2019
Differential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery
Hoag JR, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Chiu AS, Brown LB, Herrin J, Blasberg JD, Kim AW, Boffa DJ. Differential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191912. PMID: 30977848, PMCID: PMC6481444, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer surgeryCancer HospitalMedicare beneficiariesCancer NetworkRelative safetyStandardized mortality ratioComplex cancer careCross-sectional studyTop-ranked hospitalsMedicaid Services 100Hierarchical logistic regressionPerioperative mortalityAffiliated HospitalCancer careMortality ratioOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOMESurgeryHospitalReview filesDifferential safetyLogistic regressionMortalityMedicare providers