The Influence of Practice Structure on Urologists’ Treatment of Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Background:
Vertical and horizontal integration among health care providers has transformed the practice arrangements under which many physicians work.
Objective:
To examine the influence of type of practice structure, and by implication the financial incentives associated with each structure, on treatment received among men newly diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer.
Research Design:
We compiled a unique database from cancer registry records from 4 large states, Medicare enrollment and claims for the years 2005−2014 and SK & A physician surveys corroborated by extensive internet searches. We estimated a multinomial logit model to examine the influence of urologist practice structure on type of initial treatment received.
Results:
The probability of being monitored with active surveillance was 7.4% and 4.2% points higher for men treated by health system and nonhealth system employed urologists (P
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