Research has shown wide variation in per capita spending among different states and among different counties within the same state. Some of this variation can be explained by the health status of the ...

This study demonstrates that variation reduction is an important, but not requisite, component of organizational success under orthopedic bundled payment. Objectives: To describe the extent of and ...

Variations in clinical practice are commonly viewed as a sign of uneven quality of care and attributed to provider self-interest. However, patient preferences, physician practice patterns, and ...

Addressing unwarranted clinical variation in oncology is a high priority for health systems that aspire to ensure consistent levels of high-quality and cost-effective care. Efforts to improve clinical ...

QOL assessment integrated into the clinical care of cancer survivors to identify needs and direct care. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Objective: To determine current methods used by dietitians for estimating the energy requirement of a chronically and acutely ill adult patient and the variation in the application of methods. Design: ...

Objectives We investigated trends and regional variation in the rate of arthroscopic knee surgery performed in England from 1997–1998 to 2016–2017. Design Cross-sectional study of the national ...