Clinical Outcomes, Costs, and Value of Surgery Among Older Patients with Colon Cancer at US News and World Report Ranked Versus Unranked Hospitals
Treatment at USNWR-ranked hospitals, particularly for higher-risk patients, was associated with better outcomes but higher-cost care. The benefit of being treated at highly ranked USNWR hospitals was most pronounced among high-risk patients.
Authors
- Mujtaba Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-2677)
- Timothy Michael Pawlik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-9870)
- Matthew F. Kalady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2114-114X)
- Selamawit Woldesenbet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5023-3561)
- Muhammad Muntazir Mehdi Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7196-2328)
- Emily Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7393-1282)
- Zayed Rashid
- Abdullah Altaf
- Muhammad Musaab Munir
Institutions
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-024-16217-5
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.52