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: Source Type: research