Assessment of Differences in Clinical Activity and Medicare Payments Among Female and Male Radiation Oncologists.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although physician sex is known to influence salary even after controlling for productivity, sex-based differences in clinical activity and reimbursement among radiation oncologists are poorly understood.

Objectives

To evaluate differences by sex in productivity, breadth of practice, and payments and to characterize Medicare reimbursement by sex among similarly productive groups of radiation oncologists.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the January 1 to December 31, 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (POSPUF) to identify charge and payment information for individual radiation oncologists. Clinicians were part of a population-based sample of US radiatio

SUBMITTER: Valle L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583310 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature