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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 Hollenbeck
Published 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.
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