Publications by authors named "Daniel R Rice"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic led to a notable increase in telehealth usage, particularly among cancer surgical patients, but key sociodemographic and clinical characteristics affecting this usage remain unclear.
- A study involving 2,942 cancer patients revealed that 24.5% received at least one telehealth visit, with factors like age, sex, cancer type, insurance, and county of residence influencing the likelihood of utilizing telehealth services.
- Despite concerns, the study found no significant difference in telehealth access between patients in high and low Digital Divide Index (DDI) counties, indicating that some patients might face barriers to telehealth regardless of their technological resources.
Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) use has increased among patients with cancer. We sought to define factors associated with ICU admissions among patients with pancreatic cancer and characterize trends in mortality among hospital survivors.
Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare linked database was used to identify patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent resection.
Background: The increasing incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) coupled with rising health care costs contributes to high end-of-life expenditures. The current study aimed to characterize health care expenditures and hospice use among patients with HCC using a large, national database.
Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare-linked database was used to identify patients with HCC.
Background: Gastrointestinal cancers contribute substantially to the cost of health care. We sought to quantify and compare the financial burden associated with treatment of gastrointestinal cancers versus other common nongastrointestinal cancers.
Methods: The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey from 2006 to 2015 was used to identify individuals with gastrointestinal cancer, other nongastrointestinal cancer (breast/prostate or lung), or no history of malignancy.
Introduction: The Affordable Care Act introduced restrictions on the creation of new physician-owned hospitals (POH). We sought to define whether POH status was associated with differences in care.
Methods: Patients undergoing one of ten surgical procedures were identified using Medicare Standard Analytic Files.