Association of Physician Referrals with Timely Cancer Care Using Tumor Registry and Claims Data.

ABSTRACT: More Americans are being screened for and more are surviving colorectal cancer due to advanced treatments and better quality of care; however, these benefits are not equitably distributed among diverse or older populations. Differential care delivery outcomes are driven by multiple factors, including access to timely treatment that comes from high-quality care coordination. Providers help ensure such coordinated care, which includes timely referrals to specialists. Variation in referrals between providers can also result in differences in treatment plans and outcomes. Patients who are more often referred between the same diagnosing and treating providers may benefit from more timely care compared to those who are not. Our objective is to examine patterns of referral, or patient-sharing net

SUBMITTER: Schiaffino MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8896170 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature