2024
Medical Devices Applying for Outpatient Medicare Supplemental Payments
Moneer O, Johnston J, Rathi V, Ross J, Dhruva S. Medical Devices Applying for Outpatient Medicare Supplemental Payments. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e244016. PMID: 39546305, PMCID: PMC11568453, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.4016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMedicare beneficiariesUS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCross-sectional studyCross-sectional analysisPatient demographic characteristicsClinical decision-makingMedicaid ServicesMain OutcomesHispanic patientsClinical evidence requirementsPremarket clinical studyOutpatient settingOutpatient paymentsTraditional pathwaysMedicareSupplemental paymentsFiscal yearTransitional pass-through paymentsReimbursementDemographic dataEffectiveness end pointPathway applicationClinical studiesAuthorization pathways
2022
Access to High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups
Salazar MC, Canavan ME, Holaday LW, Billingsley KG, Ross J, Boffa DJ, Gross CP. Access to High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022, 6: pkac024. PMID: 35603855, PMCID: PMC8997114, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk cancer surgeryHigh-volume hospitalsCancer surgeryHispanic patientsNational Cancer DatabaseNon-Hispanic patientsNon-black patientsLung resectionBlack patientsCancer DatabaseBetter outcomesPatientsSurgeryHospitalPancreatectomyLow probabilityInequitable accessEsophagectomyProctectomyResection