Trends in hospital-physician integration in medical oncology.
Clough JD, Dinan MA, Schulman KA. Trends in hospital-physician integration in medical oncology. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2017, 23: 624-627. PMID: 29087634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansMedical OncologyMedicareOutpatient Clinics, HospitalResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesSystems IntegrationUnited StatesConceptsHospital outpatient departmentsMedical oncologyHigh-volume specialtiesOutpatient departmentMedical oncologistsMedical oncology practiceHospital-physician integrationProportion of physiciansGreater absolute changeManagement visitsThoracic surgeryOncology practiceRetrospective analysisOncologyAbsolute changeOncologistsMajority of evaluationsPhysiciansHigher proportionSpecialtiesDepartmentState-level variationYearsProportionSurgery