2021
Relative risks of COVID-19 fatality between the first and second waves of the pandemic in Ontario, Canada
Hsu SH, Chang SH, Gross C, Wang SY. Relative risks of COVID-19 fatality between the first and second waves of the pandemic in Ontario, Canada. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 109: 189-191. PMID: 34216734, PMCID: PMC8245301, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase fatality rateRelative riskTesting ratesPooled RR estimateCOVID-19 case fatality ratePublic health unitsCOVID-19 case fatalityCOVID-19 testingCOVID-19 testing ratesHigher testing ratesCase fatalityCOVID-19 casesCOVID-19 fatalitiesHealth unitsFatality rateSecond waveRR estimatesFirst waveCOVID-19RiskFatalitiesOntario
2020
The association between Medicare’s next generation sequencing (NGS), national coverage decision (NCD), and NGS utilization.
Wong W, Sheinson D, Ogale S, Flores C, Gross C. The association between Medicare’s next generation sequencing (NGS), national coverage decision (NCD), and NGS utilization. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 98-98. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerMetastatic colorectal cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNational coverage decisionNGS testingUtilization trendsNext-generation sequencingNGS testsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerInterrupted time series analysisDe-identified databaseDiagnosis dateAdvanced melanomaPrimary cancerRetrospective studyColorectal cancerLung cancerInsurance typeCancer clinicMetastatic cancerBreast cancerUse of NGSTesting ratesCancer