Trend and Provider- and Organizational-Level Factors Associated With Early Palliative Care Billing Among Patients Diagnosed With Distant-Stage Cancers in 2010-2019 in the United States
Despite growth in early PC billing among patients with distant-stage cancers in 2010-2019, its level remained low. Provider and organizational characteristics such as referral patterns and availability of HPM specialists within the organization may be important drivers for early PC utilization.
Authors
- K. Robin Yabroff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-5572)
- Xin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1097-3300)
- Jingxuan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2733-2000)
- Changchuan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7392-4154)
- Qinjin Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8409-116X)
- Youngmin Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8037-5758)
- Zhiyuan Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-3564)
- Kewei Sylvia Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0024-4916)
- Xuesong Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7159-7949)
- Joan L. Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-6769)
Institutions
- American Cancer Society (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco-24-01935
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39