Urologist practice divestment from radiation vault ownership and treatment patterns for prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urologists practicing in single-specialty groups with ownership in radiation vaults are more likely to treat men with prostate cancer. The effect of divestment of vault ownership on treatment patterns is unclear.

Methods

A 20% sample of national Medicare claims was used to perform a retrospective cohort study of men with prostate cancer diagnosed between 2010 and 2019. Urology practices were categorized by radiation vault ownership as nonowners, continuous owners, and divested owners. The primary outcome was use of local treatment, and the secondary outcome was use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). A difference-in-differences framework was used to measure the effect of divestment on outcomes compared to continuous owners. Subgroup analyses assessed

SUBMITTER: Faraj KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11009074 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature