Global health is a term that has many definitions in the literature and is often used
interchangeably with international health and global public health. In 2010, Beaglehole and …

Introduction Regionalization of complex surgical procedures may improve healthcare
quality. We sought to define the impact of regionalization on access to high-volume hospitals …

Background While better outcomes at high‐volume surgical centers have driven
regionalization of complex surgical care, access to high‐volume centers often requires travel …

Background Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) and gastric oncologic operations are frequently
performed at referral centers. Postoperatively, many patients experience care fragmentation …

BACKGROUND A large body of evidence supports regionalization of complex oncologic
surgery to high‐volume surgeons at high‐volume hospitals. However, whether there is …

Background This study assessed the relationship between surgeon volume, operative
management, and resource utilization in adrenalectomy. Methods Isolated adrenalectomies …

Abstract Background Americans living in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) only
have 44% of the required physician workforce to service their residents. We sought to …

Background Our primary aim was to assess the ability of a non-profit foundation-sponsored
clinic network to facilitate access to specialized care for patients with neurofibromatoses …

Introduction The relationship and trends of geography and travel distance to access surgical
cancer care has been poorly characterized. The objective of the study was to define the …

Objective To examine the relationship between surgeon volume and operative morbidity
and mortality for laryngectomy. Data Sources The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was used to …