A recent study at University of California compared the types of treatments prostate cancer patients received from county hospitals and private providers as part of a statewide public assistance program.
It was evaluated a cohort study of 559 men enrolled in a state-funded program for low-income patients known as Improving Access, Counseling, and Treatment for Californians With Prostate Cancer (IMPACT). Multinomial regression was used to compare types of treatments patients received from different providers.
The study concluded that in this economically disadvantaged cohort, prostate cancer treatments differed significantly between county hospitals and private providers. All data evaluated reveal significant variations in treatment patterns between different types of healthcare institutions that-given the implications for health policy and quality of care-merit further scrutiny.
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