The field of organ transplantation benefits from large, comprehensive, transplant-specific
national data sets available to researchers. In addition to the widely used Organ …

Low socioeconomic status (SES) influences disease incidence and contributes to poor
health outcomes throughout an individual's life course across a wide range of populations …

Background In the United States, black patients undergo renal transplantation less often
than white patients, but few studies have directly assessed the association between race …

We all know that doctors accept gifts from drug companies, ranging from pens and coffee
mugs to free vacations at luxurious resorts. But as the former Editor-in-Chief of The New …

A new generation of healthcare operations management (HOM) scholars is studying timely
healthcare topics (eg, organization design, design of delivery, and organ transplantation) …

Now in its fourth edition, The Economics of Health Reconsidered presents an argument that
still holds true: despite assertions to the contrary, neither economic theory nor evidence …

Many industries have become increasingly concentrated through mergers and acquisitions,
which in health care may have important consequences for spending and outcomes. Using …

Users of the linked SEER-Medicare database commonly perform analyses that focus on the
complex interactions among patient characteristics, cancer treatments, and outcomes. The …

Recently Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began asking providers on
Form-2728 whether they informed patients about transplantation, and if not, to select a …

Background Extensive research and policies have been developed to improve access to
kidney transplantation among patients with ESKD. Despite this, wide variation in transplant …