2014
Association of Physician Specialty and Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Han LC, Kim SP, Gross CP, Ross JS, Van Houten HK, Smaldone MC, Krambeck AE, Shah ND. Association of Physician Specialty and Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Medical Care 2014, 52: 128-136. PMID: 24423810, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident benign prostatic hyperplasiaBenign prostatic hyperplasiaPrimary care providersMedical therapyProstatic hyperplasiaPhysician specialtyNew agentsRespective drug classesAdministrative claims databaseLittle available evidenceRetrospective cohortMedical managementClaims databaseMonths postdiagnosisInsured patientsDrug classesCare providersBlockersReductase inhibitorsPatientsExisting agentsAvailable evidenceUrologistsOverall useHyperplasia
2013
For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery
Sen S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Lesnikoski BA, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery. Surgery 2013, 155: 776-788. PMID: 24787104, PMCID: PMC4008843, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital ownership statusBreast-conserving operationsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of brachytherapyRadiation therapyOperative careBreast cancerMedicare beneficiariesOverall useReceipt of brachytherapyAdjuvant radiation therapyInvasive breast cancerFemale Medicare beneficiariesGreater overall useYears of ageShort life expectancyRetrospective studyRT modalityProfit hospitalsExpensive modalityOlder womenBrachytherapy useBreast brachytherapyHospitalBrachytherapy