Research Grants
Funding For:
Physician Practice Styles and Overuse of Healthcare Services
Cost & Quality / Overuse
Recipient:
Allison Lipitz-Snyderman, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Grant Period:
Jan 01, 2015 - Apr 30, 2016
AMOUNT:
$49,990.00
Summary of the Project:
This NIHCM-funded study is exploring physician practice patterns for cancer services that tend to be overused in order to understand whether overuse is pervasive across the medical decisions of individual physicians or more limited to specific services. Results will inform efforts to reduce overuse.
Media Coverage
August 15, 2016
"Physician-Driven Variation in Nonrecommended Services Among Older Adults Diagnosed With Cancer"
Learn MoreAuthor: Lipitz-Snyderman A, Sima CS, Atoria CL, et al., JAMA Internal Medicine
