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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedAndino J, Zhu A, Chopra Z
Video visits are practical for the follow-up and management of established male infertility patients.
This study looked at the use and benefits of video visits for the follow-up and management of established male infertility patients at a tertiary academic center in southeast Michigan. This review was conducted for visits prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most male infertility patients had an endocrinologic (29%) or anatomic (21%) cause for their infertility. The majority (73%) of visits involved reviewing results; 30% included counseling regarding assistive reproductive technologies; and 25% of visits resulted in prescribing hormonally active medications. No patients required an unplanned in-person visit with two patients coming in for an elective varicocelectomy. Cost savings ranged from $149 to $252 and they were estimated to save a median of 97 minutes of travel per visit.
AHRQ-funded; HS027632.
Citation: Andino J, Zhu A, Chopra Z .
Video visits are practical for the follow-up and management of established male infertility patients.
Urology 2021 Aug;154:158-63. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.03.050..
Keywords: Men's Health, Sexual Health, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare Costs
Modi PK, Herrel LA, Kaufman SR
Urologist practice structure and spending for prostate cancer care.
This study examined the impact of urologist practice structure on health care spending for men being treated for prostate cancer. Their hypothesis that spending would be lower for urologists in multispecialty group practices and higher for practices with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) ownership. A sample of 35.929 men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer being treated by 6381 urologists was identified. The sample came from fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries between 2011 and 2014. Their hypothesis was proven true with the lowest costs for men going to MSGs and significantly higher among practices with IMRT ownership.
AHRQ-funded; HS025707.
Citation: Modi PK, Herrel LA, Kaufman SR .
Urologist practice structure and spending for prostate cancer care.
Urology 2019 Aug;130:65-71. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.03.029.
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Keywords: Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Healthcare Costs, Men's Health
Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y
Resource use in the last year of life among patients who died with versus of prostate cancer.
The researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data of men with prostate cancer. Patients who died of prostate cancer rather than from other causes had more hospice and outpatient use, less inpatient and ICU use, and lower overall costs. Efforts to shift care toward outpatient settings might provide more efficient and judicious care for patients during the end of life.
AHRQ-funded; HS022189.
Citation: Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y .
Resource use in the last year of life among patients who died with versus of prostate cancer.
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2016 Feb;14(1):28-37.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006.
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Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Utilization, Men's Health, Mortality, Palliative Care, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research