Reforms to the Radiation Oncology Model: Prioritizing Health Equity

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Jun 1;110(2):328-330. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.01.029.

Authors

Parsa Erfani¹, Jose F Figueroa², Miranda B Lam³

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Health Policy & Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Health Policy & Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: Miranda_Lam@dfci.harvard.edu.

PMID: 33989572
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.01.029

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
Health Care Costs
Health Equity / economics*
Health Equity / standards
Health Services Accessibility / economics
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Medicare
Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Pain Management
Palliative Care / economics
Prospective Payment System / economics
Prospective Payment System / organization & administration*
Quality of Health Care / standards
Racism
Radiation Oncology / economics*
Reimbursement, Incentive
Rural Health Services / economics
United States
Value-Based Health Insurance
Vulnerable Populations*