2019
Association Between Degrees of Separation in Physician Networks and Surgeons’ Use of Perioperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Shi Y, Pollack CE, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Christakis NA, Xu X, Gross CP. Association Between Degrees of Separation in Physician Networks and Surgeons’ Use of Perioperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Medical Care 2019, 57: 460-467. PMID: 31008899, PMCID: PMC6522278, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPerioperative magnetic resonance imagingMRI useResonance imagingSurgeons' useBreast cancer carePatient-sharing networksPractice of surgeonsPairs of surgeonsUnproven benefitRetrospective studyPhysician pairsCancer carePractice patternsBreast cancerMRI utilizationMedicare dataSurgical colleaguesPatientsSurgeonsStudy periodPhysician networksCareAssociation
2018
Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI
Tannenbaum SS, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Pollack CE, Xu X, Christakis NA, Forman HP, Yu JB, Killelea BK, Wang S, Gross CP. Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI. Cancer Medicine 2018, 7: 5901-5909. PMID: 30444005, PMCID: PMC6308117, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansPatient-sharing networksBreast cancerPerioperative MRISubsequent receiptNon-cancer patientsBreast cancer practiceMultivariable hierarchical modelsUse of MRIClinical characteristicsCare physiciansFemale patientsCancer practiceMedicare databaseNew imaging techniquesMedicare sampleStage 0Claims dataPatientsPhysician groupsMRISurgeonsCancerEquivocal evidencePhysicians
1997
Effect of panel composition on physician ratings of appropriateness of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: elucidating differences between multispecialty panel results and specialty society recommendations
Herrin J, Etchason J, Kahan J, Brook R, Ballard D. Effect of panel composition on physician ratings of appropriateness of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: elucidating differences between multispecialty panel results and specialty society recommendations. Health Policy 1997, 42: 67-81. PMID: 10173494, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8510(97)00055-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysm surgeryAortic aneurysm surgeryVascular surgeonsAneurysm surgeryPhysician panelAbdominal aortic aneurysm managementAortic aneurysm managementSpecialty society recommendationsSpecialty societiesSame surgerySociety recommendationsVascular surgeryNorth American ChapterPhysician ratingsCardiovascular surgeryClinical appropriatenessAneurysm managementExpert panel membersSurgerySurgeon rankingsRAND panelSurgeonsConcurrent guidelinesPhysiciansNecessity ratings