2015
Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods
Feinstein AJ, Long J, Soulos PR, Ma X, Herrin J, Frick KD, Chagpar AB, Krumholz HM, Yu JB, Ross JS, Gross CP. Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 592-600. PMID: 25847641, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II diseaseStage III diseaseCancer-related costsCancer careBreast cancerMedian costSurvival rateEnd Results Program-MedicareFive-year survivalCancer care costsBreast surgerySurvival outcomesImproved outcomesOlder womenRadiation therapyCare costsStage IIDiseaseStudy periodWomenCancerCareSignificant national attentionOutcomesPercent
2013
For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery
Sen S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Lesnikoski BA, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery. Surgery 2013, 155: 776-788. PMID: 24787104, PMCID: PMC4008843, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital ownership statusBreast-conserving operationsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of brachytherapyRadiation therapyOperative careBreast cancerMedicare beneficiariesOverall useReceipt of brachytherapyAdjuvant radiation therapyInvasive breast cancerFemale Medicare beneficiariesGreater overall useYears of ageShort life expectancyRetrospective studyRT modalityProfit hospitalsExpensive modalityOlder womenBrachytherapy useBreast brachytherapyHospitalBrachytherapy
2008
Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing?
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Federman AD, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing? JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 950-958. PMID: 18474759, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.9.950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBreast NeoplasmsCholesterolColorectal NeoplasmsCounselingDiabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyDisease ManagementDyslipidemiasFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansInfluenza VaccinesMaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal VaccinesPreventive Health ServicesQuality of Health CareSmoking CessationUnited StatesVeteransConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAmbulatory care servicesInsured adultsCancer screeningCare servicesBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionColorectal cancer screeningChronic disease careBreast cancer screeningQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careUS health care systemInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemHealth Care Quality Improvement InitiativeEye examinationSelf-reported useDisease careCancer preventionMellitus managementMedical CenterAmbulatory careService use
2005
Impact of Managed Care on Cancer Trial Enrollment
Gross CP, Krumholz HM. Impact of Managed Care on Cancer Trial Enrollment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 3811-3818. PMID: 15923575, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.00.430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrial enrollment ratesCancer trial enrollmentTrial enrollmentCare penetrationCooperative group trialsLow enrollment ratesNational Cancer InstituteCounty characteristicsFourth quartileTrial participationLowest quartileProstate cancerCare competitionGroup trialsCancer InstituteStrong inverse correlationBivariate analysisCare activitiesMultivariate modelParticipant dataInverse correlationEnrollment ratesManaged CareZip codesQuartileThe impact of socioeconomic status and race on trial participation for older women with breast cancer
Gross CP, Filardo G, Mayne ST, Krumholz HM. The impact of socioeconomic status and race on trial participation for older women with breast cancer. Cancer 2005, 103: 483-491. PMID: 15597407, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMedicaidMultivariate AnalysisNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Odds RatioPatient SelectionPovertySEER ProgramUnemploymentUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBreast cancer trialsTrial participationOlder womenBreast cancerSocioeconomic statusMedicaid insuranceTrial enrollmentCancer patientsCancer trialsMultivariable logistic regression modelBreast cancer patientsMedicaid insurance coverageAssociation of SESHigh-poverty zip codesCase-control studyPopulation-based sampleLow socioeconomic statusLogistic regression modelsImpact of SESWhite patientsBlack patientsSEER areasBlack raceElderly womenTrial participants
2004
Cancer Trial Enrollment After State-Mandated Reimbursement
Gross CP, Murthy V, Li Y, Kaluzny AD, Krumholz HM. Cancer Trial Enrollment After State-Mandated Reimbursement. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2004, 96: 1063-1069. PMID: 15265967, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleGovernment RegulationHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesLung NeoplasmsMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)NeoplasmsPatient SelectionPoisson DistributionProstatic NeoplasmsReimbursement MechanismsRetrospective StudiesState GovernmentUnited StatesConceptsCancer trial enrollmentTrial enrollment ratesTrial enrollmentMultivariable analysisTrial participationOdds ratioTrial participantsCoverage policiesCancer trial participantsCooperative group trialsClinical trial enrollmentEarly phase trialsRecruitment of patientsCancer trial participationMedical care costsPhase II trial participantsCancer patientsPhase trialsCancer research studiesGroup trialsCare costsPoisson regressionCancer typesReimbursement policiesPhase II