Vertical integration of oncologists and cancer outcomes and costs in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Xin HuJoseph LipscombChangchuan JiangIlana GraetzPublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2023)
Vertical integration was associated with statistically significant increased BMA use but not with other cancer outcomes among mCRPC patients. For oncologists who switched service billing from physician offices to outpatient departments, there was no statistically significant change in overall Medicare spending in the first 3 months of therapy initiation. Future studies should extend the investigation to other cancer types and patient outcomes.
Keyphrases
- papillary thyroid
- squamous cell
- squamous cell carcinoma
- primary care
- small cell lung cancer
- healthcare
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- lymph node metastasis
- childhood cancer
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- patient reported outcomes
- smoking cessation
- replacement therapy