Defining Priorities in Value-Based Cancer Care: Insights From the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology National Cooperative Group Survey

Article Oncology

What is Value? Results of a Survey of Cancer Patients and Providers

Casey J. Allen et al.

Summary: This study measured the importance patients with gastrointestinal cancer and health care providers place on treatment outcomes, quality of life, and costs, and compared their views. The results showed discrepancies in the perception of value between patients and providers. Patients' values differed across their treatment and survivorship course. The study highlights the importance of accounting for multistakeholder perspectives in assessments of value in health care.

ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY (2022)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Many Medicare Beneficiaries Do Not Fill High-Price Specialty Drug Prescriptions

Stacie B. Dusetzina et al.

Summary: This study investigates the purchasing behavior of Medicare Part D beneficiaries without low-income subsidies for high-price drugs. The findings indicate that beneficiaries without subsidies are more likely to not initiate treatment due to cost burden, especially for anticancer drugs, hepatitis C treatments, and disease-modifying therapies for immune system disorders and hypercholesterolemia.

HEALTH AFFAIRS (2022)

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Editorial Material Surgery

Communicating Value: Use of a Novel Framework in the Assessment of an Enhanced Recovery Initiative

Casey J. Allen et al.

ANNALS OF SURGERY (2021)

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Review Economics

Past and Current Practice of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement in Randomized Cancer Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review

Johannes M. Giesinger et al.

Summary: This systematic review assessed the practice of patient-reported outcome measurement in cancer randomized, controlled trials. The results showed that EORTC measures were most frequently used in both published and registered trials. These findings may contribute to the development of an internationally agreed core outcome set for future cancer trials.

VALUE IN HEALTH (2021)

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Article Surgery

Developing a Value Framework: Utilizing Administrative Data to Assess an Enhanced Care Initiative

Casey J. Allen et al.

Summary: This study used national administrative data to assess the value of an enhanced recovery initiative, showing a reduction in hospital length of stay and institutional costs after implementation at our institution. The costs were higher than comparators before implementation but lower after implementation.

JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH (2021)

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Editorial Material Surgery