Urologist practice divestment from radiation vault ownership and treatment patterns for prostate cancer.
Kassem S FarajSamuel R KaufmanLindsey A HerrelAvinash MagantyMary K OerlineMegan E V CaramVahakn B ShahinianBrent K HollenbeckPublished in: Cancer (2023)
Urology group divestment from radiation vault ownership led to a decrease in prostate cancer treatment. This decrease was most pronounced in men who had a high noncancer mortality risk. This has important implications for health care reform by suggesting that payment programs that encourage constraints on utilization, when appropriate, may be effective in reducing overtreatment.