2024
Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer
Maduka R, Canavan M, Walters S, Ermer T, Zhan P, Kaminski M, Li A, Pichert M, Salazar M, Prsic E, Boffa D. Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7028. PMID: 38711364, PMCID: PMC11074703, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal quality of careQuality of carePatient socioeconomic statusAssociated with improved qualityAssociated with improved quality of lifeEnd-of-lifeUS cancer populationPalliative treatmentQuality of lifeCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate logistic regressionInformed decision makingProportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsNon-HispanicAssociated with lower ratesInsurance payer statusImproving informed decision makingCancer populationSocioeconomic statusHispanic ethnicityTreatment usePayer statusBlack raceLogistic regression
2022
Understanding the Implications of Medicaid Expansion for Cancer Care in the US
Ermer T, Walters SL, Canavan ME, Salazar MC, Li AX, Doonan M, Boffa DJ. Understanding the Implications of Medicaid Expansion for Cancer Care in the US. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 139-148. PMID: 34762101, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS cancer populationCancer careMedicaid expansionCancer populationEligibility criteriaHealth policy initiativesHealth policy factorsOncology teamAffordable Care ActInsurance statusOncological careMedicaid coverageExpansion of MedicaidUninsured individualsCancer treatmentInsurance profileCareInterpretation of findingsPatient ProtectionHealth insuranceMedicaidCare ActSignificant changes
2020
COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
Network I, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa D, Broderick S, Brown L, Carrott P, Clark J, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones D, Kidane B, Kim A, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid R, Meyerson S, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell D, Phillips J, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese T, Wakeam E, Wood D. COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 692-696. PMID: 32278755, PMCID: PMC7146713, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
Network I, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa DJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Carrott P, Clark JM, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones DR, Kidane B, Kim AW, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid RA, Meyerson SL, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell DD, Phillips JD, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese TK, Wakeam E, Wood DE. COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 601-605. PMID: 32689703, PMCID: PMC7146695, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusClinical Decision-MakingConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Services Needs and DemandHost Microbial InteractionsHumansNeeds AssessmentOccupational HealthPandemicsPatient SafetyPatient SelectionPneumonia, ViralRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Thoracic NeoplasmsThoracic Surgical ProceduresTime-to-TreatmentTriage