2022
Drivers of Medicare Spending: A 20-Year Review of Radiation Oncology Charges Allowed per Person as Compared to Other Specialties
Mokhtech M, Laird J, Maroongroge S, Johnstone P, Mantz C, Ennis R, Sandler H, Falit B, Dosoretz A, Yu J. Drivers of Medicare Spending: A 20-Year Review of Radiation Oncology Charges Allowed per Person as Compared to Other Specialties. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 114: s102. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedicare Part B enrolleesAlternative payment modelsPhysician chargesConsumer price indexPayment modelsPrice indexExpenditure growthRadiation oncologyProgram paymentsHealth care providersLabor StatisticsInflationMedicare spendingHematology-OncologyMedical oncologyUS BureauPhysician specialtyCare providersMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesMedical careMedicare expendituresOncology modelsPURPOSE/Beneficiary care
2020
Temporal Trends in Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Oncologists in the Medicare Population
Jairam V, Yang DX, Pasha S, Soulos PR, Gross CP, Yu JB, Park HS. Temporal Trends in Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Oncologists in the Medicare Population. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 113: 274-281. PMID: 32785685, PMCID: PMC7936059, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-prescribing ratesOpioid prescribingOpioid Prescribing PatternsOpioid-prescribing guidelinesUS opioid epidemicPalliative care providersMultivariable negative binomial regressionNoncancer populationsPrescribing patternsPrescribing ratesSymptom managementCancer survivorsOpioid epidemicDrug claimsCare providersMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesPrescribingOncologistsNononcologistsNegative binomial regressionOpioidsBinomial regressionPatientsAnnual number
2015
US radiation oncology practice patterns for posttreatment survivor care
Koontz B, Benda R, De Los Santos J, Hoffman K, Huq M, Morrell R, Sims A, Stevens S, Yu J, Chen R. US radiation oncology practice patterns for posttreatment survivor care. Practical Radiation Oncology 2015, 6: 50-56. PMID: 26603597, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2015.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvivorship care plansCare planningImplementation of survivorship care plansCare of cancer patientsElectronic medical record systemPrimary care providersPhase of careMedical record systemFollow-upRadiation Oncology membersSurvivorship careEligible providersCancer survivorsCare providersNutrition servicesKey barriersCurative intent patientsCare patternsLength of follow-upElectronic surveyImprove communicationOncology practiceCareProfessional guidelinesPractice patterns