Publications by authors named "Jhao-Yang Peng"
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of the reimbursement regulation of medical devices (Regulation), introduced by the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) in 2013, on patients' access to innovative medical devices in Taiwan.
Methods: Analysis of the amount of time needed from application for NHIA reimbursement for new medical devices to receiving the decision from NHIA was done using the nonreimbursement product list featured on the NHIA website. Additionally, Welch analysis of variance was used to compare the amount of time it took from application to NHIA with reimbursement decisions made by the NHIA for different nonreimbursement code categories.
Although male breast cancer (MBC) is globally rare, its incidence significantly increased from 1990 to 2017. The aim of this study was to examine variations in the trends of MBC incidence between populations in Taiwan and the USA from 1980 to 2019. The Taiwan Cancer Registry database and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute of the USA were used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Esophageal cancer is a common and aggressive cancer, with a five-year survival rate of approximately 20%. Therefore, identifying safe and effective medications that can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer is of great importance.
Objective: To examine the association between H1-antihistamines (AHs) use and the incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in a head-to-head propensity score matching (PSM) comparative study.
Article Synopsis
- The study compares long-term medical resource use between radical prostatectomy (RP) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for elderly patients (≥80 years) with high-risk localized prostate cancer.
- Researchers used propensity score matching and advanced statistical models to evaluate differences in post-treatment medical visits, reimbursements for urinary complications, and hospitalizations over a 5-year period.
- Results indicated that patients undergoing IMRT had significantly more urology clinic visits and were more likely to experience treatment-related complications compared to those who had RP, particularly in the first few years post-treatment.