Budget impact model: Epigenetic assay can help avoid unnecessary repeated prostate biopsies and reduce healthcare spending

American Health and Drug Benefits

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-24

  Aubry, Wade ^a,b   Lieberthal, Robert ^c   Willis, Arnold ^d   Bagley, Grant ^e   Willis III, Simon M ^d   Layton, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Quorum Consulting   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Aureus University School of Medicine   (Aruba)

^e HillCo HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BUDGET IMPACT MODEL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; COST CONTROL; EPIGENETICS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MULTIPLEX DNA METHYLATION EPIGENETIC ASSAY; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; REIMBURSEMENT; REPEAT PROCEDURE; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UROLOGIST;

EID: 84874091046     PISSN: 19422962     EISSN: 19422970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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