2023
Effect of pandemic-related reductions in cancer care delivery on different US health systems.
Janczewski L, Cotler J, Merkow R, Palis B, Nelson H, Mullett T, Boffa D. Effect of pandemic-related reductions in cancer care delivery on different US health systems. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: e18811-e18811. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e18811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Cancer DatabaseHospital typeAcademic hospitalUS healthcare systemTreatment modalitiesCommunity hospitalTreatment utilizationCancer treatmentCOVID-19 pandemicCancer care deliveryTypes of malignanciesHealthcare systemDifferent hospital typesEvaluation of cancerChi-squared testUS health systemFirst yearUnderwent surgerySurgical patientsCancer careCancer DatabaseSurgical carePatientsTreatment declineDescriptive univariate statistics
2020
Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery
Papageorge MV, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Canavan M, Pathak R, Mase VJ, Dhanasopon AP, Hoag JR, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2020, 4: pkaa059-. PMID: 33134834, PMCID: PMC7583163, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex cancer surgeryCMS star ratingsCancer surgerySafe hospitalReassignment of patientsMedicare Provider AnalysisYears of ageHospital mortalitySurgical outcomesSurgical careMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsSurgeryHospitalHospital qualityReview filesMedicaid ServicesMortalityOnly modest impactOutcomesStar ratingsModest impactYearsCOVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
Network I, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa DJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Carrott P, Clark JM, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones DR, Kidane B, Kim AW, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid RA, Meyerson SL, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell DD, Phillips JD, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese TK, Wakeam E, Wood DE. COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 601-605. PMID: 32689703, PMCID: PMC7146695, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusClinical Decision-MakingConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Services Needs and DemandHost Microbial InteractionsHumansNeeds AssessmentOccupational HealthPandemicsPatient SafetyPatient SelectionPneumonia, ViralRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Thoracic NeoplasmsThoracic Surgical ProceduresTime-to-TreatmentTriageCOVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
Network I, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa D, Broderick S, Brown L, Carrott P, Clark J, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones D, Kidane B, Kim A, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid R, Meyerson S, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell D, Phillips J, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese T, Wakeam E, Wood D. COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 692-696. PMID: 32278755, PMCID: PMC7146713, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research