2023
Defining Priorities in Value-Based Cancer Care: Insights From the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology National Cooperative Group Survey
Allen C, Snyder R, Horn D, Hudson M, Barber A, Smieliauskas F, Spears P, Edge S, Greenup R. Defining Priorities in Value-Based Cancer Care: Insights From the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology National Cooperative Group Survey. JCO Oncology Practice 2023, 19: 932-938. PMID: 37651652, PMCID: PMC10615548, DOI: 10.1200/op.23.00159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicDelivery of Health CareHealth Care CostsHumansMedical OncologyNeoplasmsQuality of LifeConceptsPatient-reported outcomesInclusion of PROsQuality of lifePatients' QOLClinical trialsHealth care systemHealth system performanceCancer CenterCancer-related health care costsCare systemTherapeutic assessmentAcademic cancer centerEvidence-based careCancer clinical trialsDirect patient careHealth care costsNational Cancer InstituteOncologic outcomesOverall survivalMedical oncologistsCancer careOncology practiceCancer InstituteNonphysician providersCare costsImplementation of an educational intervention to improve medical student cost awareness: a prospective cohort study
Tait S, Oshima S, Leeras H, Gunn A, Sarver M, Gunes F, Greenup R. Implementation of an educational intervention to improve medical student cost awareness: a prospective cohort study. BMC Medical Education 2023, 23: 73. PMID: 36717888, PMCID: PMC9885673, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04038-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studyPost-intervention surveysCost-conscious careCohort studyHigh-value careIntervention armMedical students' knowledgeEducational interventionNon-intervention armPre-intervention responsesCost awarenessFinancial hardshipSelf-reported preparednessMajority of participantsStudents' knowledgePatient costsTreatment decisionsHealthcare costsCare practicesLatter cohort
2016
Physician Experience and Attitudes Toward Addressing the Cost of Cancer Care.
Altomare I, Irwin B, Zafar S, Houck K, Maloney B, Greenup R, Peppercorn J, Altomare I, Irwin B, Zafar S, Houck K, Maloney B, Greenup R, Peppercorn J. Physician Experience and Attitudes Toward Addressing the Cost of Cancer Care. JCO Oncology Practice 2016, 12: e281-8, 247-8. PMID: 26883407, PMCID: PMC4960469, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2015.007401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer careCost discussionsRespondents' practice settingCost of careCancer doctorsPhysician experiencePatientsPocket costsPractice settingsASCO membersOptimal timingMajority of respondentsSocietal costsLack of consensusPrivate practiceSubstantial proportionCareElectronic surveyClinicPhysiciansPractice managementDoctorsDiscussion of costTotalLack of resources
2012
Cost Comparison of Radiation Treatment Options After Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer
Greenup R, Camp M, Taghian A, Buckley J, Coopey S, Gadd M, Hughes K, Specht M, Smith B. Cost Comparison of Radiation Treatment Options After Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 3275-3281. PMID: 22851048, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2546-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCarcinoma, LobularCombined Modality TherapyCosts and Cost AnalysisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Care CostsHumansMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisRetrospective StudiesConceptsWhole breast radiation therapyBreast cancerRT optionsExternal-beam partial breast irradiationLeukemia Group B 9343MethodsAn institutional review boardResultsMedian patient ageCurrent Procedural Terminology codesMedian tumor sizeInvasive ductal cancerSitu breast cancerPartial breast irradiationProcedural Terminology codesRadiation treatment optionsInstitutional review boardC-RTBackgroundRadiation therapyRT regimensBreast conservationDuctal cancerLobular cancerMixed histologyPatient ageRetrospective reviewTumor histology