Journal article
Management Strategies and Patient Selection After a Hospital Funding Reform for Prostate Cancer Surgery in Canada
Abstract
Importance: Hospital funding reforms for prostate cancer surgery may have altered management of localized prostate cancer in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Objective: To determine whether changes in hospital funding policy aimed at improving health care quality and value were associated with changes in the management of localized prostate cancer or the characteristics of patients receiving radical prostatectomy (RP) for localized prostate …
Authors
Wettstein MS; Palmer KS; Kulkarni GS; Paterson JM; Ling V; Lapointe-Shaw L; Li AH; Brown A; Taljaard M; Ivers N
Journal
JAMA Network Open, Vol. 2, No. 8,
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
August 2, 2019
DOI
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.10505
ISSN
2574-3805