2020
Patient and provider-level factors associated with changes in utilization of treatments in response to evidence on ineffectiveness or harm
Smith LB, Desai NR, Dowd B, Everhart A, Herrin J, Higuera L, Jeffery MM, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P. Patient and provider-level factors associated with changes in utilization of treatments in response to evidence on ineffectiveness or harm. International Journal Of Health Economics And Management 2020, 20: 299-317. PMID: 32350680, PMCID: PMC7725279, DOI: 10.1007/s10754-020-09282-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPermanent atrial fibrillationType 2 diabetesAtrial fibrillationPermanent atrial fibrillation patientsProvider-level factorsAtrial fibrillation patientsEffective new therapiesPrimary care providersUse of medicationsProvider-level characteristicsUtilization of treatmentHigh-quality health careDronedarone useInterrupted time-series regression modelsFibrillation patientsMedication useDiabetes patientsProvider characteristicsCare providersMedicare feeNew therapiesService claimsFemale providersPatientsMedications
2019
Follow-up Care for Breast Cancer Survivors
Ruddy KJ, Herrin J, Sangaralingham L, Freedman RA, Jemal A, Haddad TC, Allen SV, Hieken T, Boughey JC, Ganz PA, Havyer RD, Shah ND. Follow-up Care for Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2019, 112: 111-113. PMID: 31613369, PMCID: PMC7849972, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsUS commercial insurance databaseCurative-intent surgeryCommercial insurance databasePrimary care providersEndocrine therapyIntent surgeryImpairs outcomeSurvivorship guidelinesInsurance databaseNonwhite raceAnnual followBreast cancerCare providersClaims dataClinical practiceOlder ageSurgeryWomenSurvivorsYear 2ChemotherapyPatientsOncologists