{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["49(2)"],"submitter":["Mehdi Khan MM"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>We sought to assess the variations in practice metrics and billing practices among US Medical Graduates (USMGs) and International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in surgical oncology who serve a fee-for-service population.<h4>Methods</h4>Medicaid Services Medicare fee-for-service provider utilization and payment files were used to obtain publicly available data between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Comparisons were conducted using the t-test for parametric variables and Wilcoxon rank-sum for nonparametric variables.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 952 surgical oncologists (IMGs: n = 102 [10.7%]) were included in the analytic cohort. The average risk score among beneficiaries treated by IMGs was higher than USMGs (1.70 [0.04] vs. 1.46 [0.02], p < 0.001) and IMGs also had a"],"journal":["World journal of surgery"],"pagination":["512-522"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11798682"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Variations in medicare reimbursements among surgical oncologists who are US versus international medical graduates."],"pmcid":["PMC11798682"],"pubmed_authors":["Khalil M","Shahid AH","Thamachack R","Mehdi Khan MM","Iyer S","Rashid Z","Altaf A","Pawlik TM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Variations in medicare reimbursements among surgical oncologists who are US versus international medical graduates.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>We sought to assess the variations in practice metrics and billing practices among US Medical Graduates (USMGs) and International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in surgical oncology who serve a fee-for-service population.<h4>Methods</h4>Medicaid Services Medicare fee-for-service provider utilization and payment files were used to obtain publicly available data between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Comparisons were conducted using the t-test for parametric variables and Wilcoxon rank-sum for nonparametric variables.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 952 surgical oncologists (IMGs: n = 102 [10.7%]) were included in the analytic cohort. The average risk score among beneficiaries treated by IMGs was higher than USMGs (1.70 [0.04] vs. 1.46 [0.02], p < 0.001) and IMGs also had a","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Feb","modification":"2025-04-26T01:36:04.596Z","creation":"2025-04-06T10:14:48.595Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11798682","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39710500"],"doi":["10.1002/wjs.12458"]}}