Effect of adjuvant radiotherapy treatment center volume on overall survival

The association between healthcare outcomes and institution and physician volume is ubiquitous in the medical literature regardless of case volume definitions and outcomes assessed [1,2]. There is a documented positive association between institution volume and healthcare outcomes as well as physician volume and healthcare outcomes for a wide range of procedures and conditions [3]. It has been postulated that increased experience and practice may account for this association. However, others have argued that improved outcomes, particularly with publicly reported results, may attract a larger volume of patients due to increased referrals [3].

Source: Oral Oncology - January 19, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ramez Philips, Daniel Martin, Antoine Eskander, Jeffrey Schord, Nicole Brown, Songzhu Zhao, Guy Brock, Bhavna Kumar, Ricardo Carrau, Enver Ozer, Amit Agrawal, Stephen Y. Kang, James W. Rocco, David Schuller, Syed Ali, Dukagjin Blakaj, Aashish Bhatt, John Source Type: research