2024
ACO leakage among gynecologic cancer patients: Incidence, predictors, and impact on annual Medicare expenditure
Osazuwa-Peters O, Greiner M, Kaufman B, Zambrano Guevara L, Dinan M, Havrilesky L, Moss H. ACO leakage among gynecologic cancer patients: Incidence, predictors, and impact on annual Medicare expenditure. Gynecologic Oncology 2024, 187: 184-191. PMID: 38788516, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccountable care organizationsGynecologic cancer patientsACO sizeYear of cancer diagnosisReceipt of healthcareLog-binomial regression modelsCancer patientsNon-ACO providersPatients seeking careAdjusted risk ratiosHealth care costsAnnual Medicare expendituresMedian household incomeAssociated with useCare organizationsOutpatient careMedicare expendituresCare costsHealthcare costsMedicare spendingCancer diagnosisOutpatient settingHousehold incomeRisk ratioMultivariable adjusted risk ratios
2015
Resource Use in the Last Year of Life Among Patients Who Died With Versus of Prostate Cancer
Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y, Stewart SB, Curtis LH, George DJ, Reed SD. Resource Use in the Last Year of Life Among Patients Who Died With Versus of Prostate Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2015, 14: 28-37.e2. PMID: 26382223, PMCID: PMC4698191, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd Results-Medicare dataEnd of lifeProstate cancerOutpatient settingOutpatient useRetrospective analysisMore hospicesLower mean inpatient costsSkilled nursing facility daysIntensive care unit daysIntensive care unit useJudicious careAndrogen deprivation therapyOverall health care costsUse of chemotherapyMean inpatient costsMultiple invasive proceduresHealth care costsSignificant financial burdenDeprivation therapyNoncancer causesICU useSingle strongest predictorUnit daysInpatient costs