Open AccessPatterns of Hospital Utilization for Head and Neck Cancer Care
Author(s) -
Neil Bhattacharyya,
Elliot Abemayor
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.571
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 2168-619X
pISSN - 2168-6181
DOI - 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.3603
Subject(s) - medicaid , comorbidity , medicine , charlson comorbidity index , head and neck cancer , cancer , emergency medicine , family medicine , health care , demography , sociology , economics , economic growth
The care of patients with head and neck cancer (HNCA) is becoming increasingly regionalized to high-volume, more effective centers. However, it remains uncertain whether such care is equally distributed. Increasing our understanding of how HNCA treatment is utilized among different sectors should improve strategy designs aimed at ensuring optimized quality of care.
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