2016
Trends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Bradley EH, Long JB, Gross CP. Trends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2016, 7: 116-125. PMID: 26783015, PMCID: PMC5577563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife cancer careDay of deathAggressive endLife careCancer careHospital deathHospice enrollmentEmergency departmentIntensive care unit admissionEnd Results-Medicare dataAggressiveness of endLate hospice enrollmentLife chemotherapy useCare unit admissionHospital referral regionsResult of cancerProportion of beneficiariesChemotherapy useICU admissionUnit admissionED visitsPatient demographicsTumor characteristicsReferral regionsMedicare beneficiaries
2009
The impact on neonatal mortality of shifting childbirth services among levels of hospitals: Taiwan's experience
Wang SY, Hsu SH, Chen LK. The impact on neonatal mortality of shifting childbirth services among levels of hospitals: Taiwan's experience. BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9: 94. PMID: 19505330, PMCID: PMC2703635, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal community hospitalsNeonatal mortality rateCommunity hospitalNeonatal mortalityMaternity servicesChildbirth servicesMortality rateSARS epidemicSARS periodMethodsA population-based studyAdvanced hospitalsPopulation-based studySevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemicLevels of hospitalsObserved mortality rateMaternity mortalityMaternal deathsPregnant womenChildbirth careMaternity careHospitalMorality rateMortalityEpidemicSeven-year period