2023
Telehealth Availability for Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study
Marks V, Hsiang W, Nie J, Umer W, Haleem A, Galal B, Pak I, Kim D, Salazar M, Pantel H, Berger E, Boffa D, Cavallo J, Leapman M. Telehealth Availability for Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Cancer 2023, 9: e45518. PMID: 37917149, PMCID: PMC10654905, DOI: 10.2196/45518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer HospitalCancer careTelehealth availabilityTotal admissionsTelehealth servicesCancer typesBreast cancer careComprehensive cancer programsCross-sectional studySkin cancer careFacility-level factorsNational Cancer InstituteCOVID-19 pandemicTelehealth visitsAccountable care organizationsCommon cancerCancer programsOutpatient careCancer sitesNew patientsCancer InstitutePatientsSkin cancerHospitalMost hospitals
2021
Trends in Patient Volume by Hospital Type and the Association of These Trends With Time to Cancer Treatment Initiation
Frosch ZAK, Illenberger N, Mitra N, Boffa DJ, Facktor MA, Nelson H, Palis BE, Bekelman JE, Shulman LN, Takvorian SU. Trends in Patient Volume by Hospital Type and the Association of These Trends With Time to Cancer Treatment Initiation. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2115675. PMID: 34241630, PMCID: PMC8271360, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment initiationCross-sectional studyCommunity hospitalHospital typeAcademic centersPatient volumeNCI centersMAIN OUTCOMETimely treatmentMean annual rateCancer treatmentCancer treatment initiationCancer-accredited hospitalsCommon incident cancerFirst cancer treatmentNational Cancer DatabaseTime interaction termNational Cancer InstituteMean annual changeAdult patientsIncident cancerReferral centerTreatment delayCancer careCancer Database
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