Trends in the cost of cancer care: beyond drugs
AA Laviana, AN Luckenbaugh… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), inflation-adjusted US
health care spending grew 3.9% in 2017, exceeding the US economic growth rate. 1 US …
health care spending grew 3.9% in 2017, exceeding the US economic growth rate. 1 US …
[HTML][HTML] Association between surgical technical skills and clinical outcomes: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
MS Woods, JN Liberman, P Rui, E Wiggins… - JSLS: Journal of the …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the
association between intraoperative surgical skill and clinical outcomes. Methods: Peer …
association between intraoperative surgical skill and clinical outcomes. Methods: Peer …
Mortality and severe complications among newly graduated surgeons in the United States
Objective: To evaluate severe complications and mortality over years of independent
practice among general surgeons. Background: Despite concerns that newly graduated …
practice among general surgeons. Background: Despite concerns that newly graduated …
Evaluating educational outcomes using patient outcomes of new surgeons performing partial colectomy compared to cholecystectomy
Purpose Despite ongoing efforts to improve surgical education, surgical residents face gaps
in their training. However, it is unknown if differences in the training of surgeons are reflected …
in their training. However, it is unknown if differences in the training of surgeons are reflected …
Surgical outcomes and travel burden among medicare beneficiaries living in Health Professional Shortage Areas
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 …
have 44% of the required physician workforce to service their residents. We sought to …
Definition and analysis of textbook outcome: a novel quality measure in kidney transplantation
Abstract Background “Textbook outcome”(TO) is a novel composite quality measure that
encompasses multiple postoperative endpoints, representing the ideal “textbook” …
encompasses multiple postoperative endpoints, representing the ideal “textbook” …
Health insurance status and unplanned surgery for access-sensitive surgical conditions
SHA Dualeh, SL Schaefer, N Kunnath… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Access-sensitive surgical conditions, such as abdominal aortic aneurysm,
ventral hernia, and colon cancer, are ideally treated with elective surgery, but when left …
ventral hernia, and colon cancer, are ideally treated with elective surgery, but when left …
[HTML][HTML] Does hospital location matter? Association of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage with hospital quality in US metropolitan settings
An aspect of a hospital's location, such as its degree of socioeconomic disadvantage, could
potentially affect quality ratings of the hospital; yet, few studies have granularly explored this …
potentially affect quality ratings of the hospital; yet, few studies have granularly explored this …
Textbook outcomes among patients undergoing retroperitoneal sarcoma resection
Background/Aim: Recently, the concept of textbook outcome (TO) has emerged as a novel
effort to develop a benchmark that reflects multiple domains of quality. The aims of the …
effort to develop a benchmark that reflects multiple domains of quality. The aims of the …
Implementation Strategies to Promote Short-Course Radiation for Bone Metastases
Importance For patients with nonspine bone metastases, short-course radiotherapy (RT) can
reduce patient burden without sacrificing clinical benefit. However, there is great variation in …
reduce patient burden without sacrificing clinical benefit. However, there is great variation in …