Disparities in delivery of ophthalmic care; An exploration of public Medicare data.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cataract is a major cause of age-related eye diseases in the United States, and cataract extraction is the most commonly performed surgery on Medicare beneficiaries. Analyzing the pattern in delivery of cataract care at the national level can highlight areas of disparities. We evaluated geographic disparities seen in cataract surgery delivery to Medicare beneficiaries in the United States.

Setting

Cataract extractions across the United States in 2012.

Design

Cross-sectional study examining distance to provider and observed versus expected number of cataract extractions.

Methods

Cataract extraction current procedural terminology codes were used to sum the total observed number of cataract extractions per cataract surgeon. Epidemiology data on expected nu

SUBMITTER: Lee CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5546578 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature