LB1709 Prevalence of skin cancer screening visits in medicare data: A retrospective cohort study
Skin cancer screening is a common reason for dermatology visits, though it is not guideline-supported in the US for the general population. There are no estimates of how much of US dermatologists ’ time is spent on skin cancer screening. We aimed to investigate the proportion of dermatology visits that include skin cancer screening over time. We used a de-identified, random sample of 4,999,999 Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years from 2009-2018. We included all encounters with dermatolo gists and excluded procedure-only visits.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: M.K. Nowakowska, Y. Li, C. Mohr, B. Smith, L. Ferris, M. Wehner Source Type: research
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