The effect of care setting in the delivery of high-value colon cancer care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of care setting on value of colon cancer care is unknown.

Methods

A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare cohort study of 6544 patients aged ≥ 66 years with stage IV colon cancer (based on the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system) who were diagnosed between 1996 and 2005 was performed. All patients were followed through December 31, 2007. Using outpatient and carrier claims, patients were assigned to a treating hospital based on the hospital affiliation of the primary oncologist. Hospitals were classified academic or nonacademic using the SEER-Medicare National Cancer Institute Hospital File.

Results

Of the 6544 patients, 1605 (25%) received care from providers affiliated with academic medical centers. The unadj

SUBMITTER: Veenstra CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4325980 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature