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National Trends and Risk Factors for Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
From 2016 to 2023, inpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) volume declined 52.2% while postoperative dysphagia rates increased 11.4% annually. Analysis of 496,425 cases demonstrated that dysphagia risk varied markedly by surgical indication, with cervical diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, cervical spine fracture, and ...
Caryn J. Ha, Sraavya G. Anne, Sara Morgan, Fadar Oliver Otite, Kenneth Yan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neighborhood Deprivation and Voice and Reflux Symptom Burden in a Tertiary Laryngology Cohort

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The voice handicap index‐10 (VHI‐10) and reflux symptoms index (RSI) are validated, patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) commonly used in laryngology to assess the subjective impact of voice disorders and severity of symptoms associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux, respectively.
Sandra Stinnett, Shirley X. Liu, Katie M. Carlson, Leah Helou, Libby Smith, Chloe Santa Maria, Angela L. Mazul   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health System Integration and Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage. [PDF]

Health Serv Res
Shin E.
europepmc   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Medicare Reimbursement Trends and Economic Clusters in Otologic/Neurotologic Surgery

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Despite a 16.2% increase in Medicare‐reimbursed otologic/neurotologic procedural volume from 2012 to 2024, inflation‐adjusted reimbursement per service declined by 29.1%, resulting in reduced aggregate spending over time. Shapley decomposition demonstrated that reimbursement erosion, rather than decreased utilization, was the primary driver of spending
Akshay Warrier, Shahid Iqbal, Daniel Bu, Ryan Bartholomew, Daniel J. Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender differences in provider practice characteristics and medicare payment & services among diagnostic radiologists. [PDF]

PLoS One
Malhotra A, Lee CJ, Khunte M, Moily R, Futela D, Payabvash S, Seidenwurm D, Gandhi D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effect of Preferred Language on Rate of Postoperative Tonsillectomy Revisit

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Out of 1143 patients who underwent tonsillectomy, 168 (14.7%) revisited an emergency department or urgent care within 30 days of surgery. Older patients, non‐English‐speaking patients, and patients with non‐English‐speaking parents were more likely to revisit. Time to revisit did not differ by language or indication for revisit.
Chloe Marie Jones, Bailey Balouch, Krystal Hunter, Donald Solomon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of NDURE on Timely Adjuvant Radiotherapy in HNSCC: Subgroup Analysis of an RCT

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In this subgroup analysis of a randomized clinical trial of 145 patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, the enhanced navigation‐based intervention NDURE improved initiation of timely postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) relative to usual care across nearly all demographic and clinical subgroups, including patients with ...
Jonathan M. Hughes, Emily Kistner‐Griffin, Reid DeMass, Bhisham S. Chera, Katherine R. Sterba, Elizabeth G. Hill, Jessica McCay, Jason G. Newman, W. Greer Albergotti, Alex E. Kejner, Judith M. Skoner, Jennifer L. Harper, John Kaczmar, Byung Joo Lee, Savannah A. Zimmerman, Graham W. Warren, Anthony J. Alberg, Elizabeth A. Calhoun, Brian Nussenbaum, Chanita Hughes‐Halbert, Evan M. Graboyes   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and incidence of fibromyalgia and associated severity in the United States using MarketScan. [PDF]

Pain Rep
Kaur M, Rudnik J, Meisner P, Williams A, Lauwerys B.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Medicare's Seasons [PDF]

Journal of Oncology Practice, 2009
openaire   +2 more sources

Medicare coverage choice is not neutral: how policy design shapes beneficiary enrollment. [PDF]

Health Aff Sch
Liu A, Jouve I.
europepmc   +1 more source