Surgeon and Care Team Network Measures and Timely Breast Cancer Treatment
In this cross-sectional study of Medicare claims, network measures capturing physician scarcity and team familiarity were associated with timely treatment. These results may help guide system-level interventions to reduce cancer treatment delays.
Authors
- Dana Verhoeven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0888-3146)
- Andrew Schaefer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8212-7635)
- Erika L. Moen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9800-8742)
- A. James O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8389-6217)
- Gabriel A. Brooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-9995)
- Tracy Onega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1633-3040)
- Sarah L. Cornelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7722-7276)
- Bruno T. Scodari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-0876)
- Ramsey W Ash
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Huntsman Cancer Institute (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27451
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.05