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
2020
Association of hospital type and patient volume growth with timely cancer treatment.
Frosch Z, Illenberger N, Mitra N, Boffa D, Facktor M, Nelson H, Bekelman J, Shulman L, Takvorian S. Association of hospital type and patient volume growth with timely cancer treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 2022-2022. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Cancer InstituteHospital typeAcademic hospitalPatient volumeCancer treatmentNational Cancer DatabaseRegional referral centerTime interactionComplex cancer careTimely cancer treatmentReferral centerPrimary outcomeInitial treatmentCancer careCancer DatabasePatient outcomesCommunity hospitalTimely treatmentNew diagnosisCancer InstituteLinear mixed effects modelsHospitalPatientsSuperior outcomesStudy period