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
2009
Baseline Utilization of Breast Radiotherapy Before Institution of the Medicare Practice Quality Reporting Initiative
Smith BD, Smith GL, Roberts KB, Buchholz TA. Baseline Utilization of Breast Radiotherapy Before Institution of the Medicare Practice Quality Reporting Initiative. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 74: 1506-1512. PMID: 19395182, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancerOmission of radiotherapyConservative surgeryPhysician Quality Reporting InitiativeBreast cancerRadiotherapy utilizationQuality Reporting InitiativeSEER-Medicare data setReceipt of radiotherapyReceipt of chemotherapyMultivariate logistic regressionUtilization of radiotherapyUnmarried marital statusComorbid illnessesAdjusted analysisBaseline useBaseline utilizationBreast radiotherapyRadiotherapyTreatment covariatesPatientsLogistic regressionCancerMarital statusWomen