Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
That is the answer Caswell-Jin et al. (2024) aim to answer. The authors used 4 cancer mortality models within CISNET for this study: Model D (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute). Used to define a set of disease states and implemented analytic formulations to estimate the association of interventions on transitions between these states, as well as on…
What are the economic consequences of the updated USPSTF recommendations to move the age for annual breast cancer screening to age 40? I was interviewed at NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report today (May 11, 2023) to help answer the question. You can listen to the episode here (the segment on breast cancer screening starts at 5:32).…
It is widely known that safety net hospitals provide less intensive care than hospitals whose patient base is mostly commercially-insured. One question is whether safety net hospitals discriminate the care provided based on their patients insurance status. In other words, do commerically insured individuals who visit safety net hospitals receive more care than patients treated…
The answer is yes. Project Phoenix is the name of the SETI Institute’s research project to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Project Phoenix uses the world’s largest telescopes (40 to 300 meters in diameter) to scrutinize the vicinities of nearby, sun-like stars. Moffitt researcher John J. Heine, Ph.D., adapted signal detection computer algorithms developed at the…
Cost effectiveness and quality analysis of the treatment of cancer has long been a goal of health services researchers. In particular, researchers aim to determine whether various treatments provide cost-effective methods to improve longevity and quality. Physicians, however, use different treatments depending on the patient’s cancer stage. Although most cost-effectiveness researchers want to take into…