Variation in Practice Patterns and Reimbursements Between Female and Male Urologists for Medicare Beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous assessments of practice patterns and reimbursements for female urologists relied on surveys or board certification logs. A current evaluation of the geographic distribution and practice patterns by female urologists would reveal contemporary patterns of access for Medicare beneficiaries.

Objective

To characterize the variation in practice patterns and reimbursements by urologist sex and the regional deficiencies in care provided by female urologists.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used the publicly available Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Provider Payment database to evaluate payments for US urologists. The cohort (n = 8665) included urologists who provided and were paid for 11 or more services to Med

SUBMITTER: Nam CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692839 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature