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An increase in multi-site practices: The shifting paradigm for gynecologic cancer care delivery.

Hicks-Courant K, Kanter GP, Giuntoli RL, Schapira MM, Bekelman JE, Latif NA, Haggerty AF, Morgan MA, Burger R, Ko EM. An increase in multi-site practices: The shifting paradigm for gynecologic cancer care delivery. Gynecologic oncology. 2021 Jan 1; 160(1):3-9.

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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the number of practice sites per gynecologic oncologist (GO) and geographic access to GOs has changed over time. METHODS: This is a retrospective repeated cross-sectional study using the 2015-2019 Physician Compare National File. All GOs in the 50 United States and Washington, DC, who had completed at least one year of practice were included in the study. All practice sites with complete addresses were included. Linear regression analyses estimated trends in GOs'' number of practice sites and geographic dispersion of practice sites. Secondary analyses assessed temporal trends in the number of geographic areas served by at least one GO. RESULTS: Although there was no significant change in the number of GOs from 2015 to 2019 (n  =  1328), there was a significant increase in the number of practice sites (881 to 1416, p  =  0.03), zip codes (642 to 984, p  =  0.03), HSAs (404 to 536, p  =  0.04), and HRRs (218 to 230, p  =  0.03) containing a GO practice. The mean number of practice sites (1.64 versus 2.13, p  <  0.001) and dispersion of practice sites (0.03 versus 0.43 miles, p  =  0.049) per GO increased significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Between 2015 and 2019, an increasing number of GOs have multi-site practices, and more geographic regions contain a GO practice. Improvements in geographic access to GOs may represent improved access to care for many women in the US, but its effect on patients, physicians, and geographic disparities is unknown.




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