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
2010
Integrated Prostate Cancer Centers and Over-Utilization of IMRT: A Close Look at Fee-for-Service Medicine in Radiation Oncology
Falit BP, Gross CP, Roberts KB. Integrated Prostate Cancer Centers and Over-Utilization of IMRT: A Close Look at Fee-for-Service Medicine in Radiation Oncology. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 76: 1285-1288. PMID: 20338470, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.060.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsCancer Care FacilitiesConflict of InterestDisclosureEconomic CompetitionFee-for-Service PlansFees and ChargesHealth ResourcesHumansMaleOwnershipPhysician Self-ReferralProstatic NeoplasmsProvider-Sponsored OrganizationsRadiation OncologyRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUrology