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Cynthia Hu

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Health Services Researcher focusing on cancer quality of care, outcomes, and racial disparities. Opinions are my own.

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RT @JAMANetworkOpen: Older adults with or without a history of cancer were less likely to switch Medicare plans if they initially chose Med….
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RT @WinshipAtEmory: Radiation oncologist Patricia Santos, MD, MS, shares insights on her poster highlighting “Access to cancer care for und….
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RT @TrishaSantosMD: 🚨 New in @JAMAInternalMed . In this Special Communication, we highlight critical gaps in #EmergencyMedicaid and other s….
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RT @pedrohcgs: We from @EmoryEconomics are excited to host the "Econometrics in Emory: Causal Inference with Panel Data." . 📅 May 2–3, 2025….
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RT @JCO_ASCO: Trend and Provider- and Organizational-Level Factors.Associated With Early Palliative Care Billing Among.Patients Diagnosed W….
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PURPOSEEarly integration of specialized palliative care (PC) is recommended by clinical guidelines for advanced-stage cancers, but real-world evidence of its use is limited. We examined the recent...
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Early PC billing rose considerably in 2010-2019, but remained low at 10%. Physician PC referral history and palliative care specialists in organizations increase early PC billing. Provider & org factors explain 30-50% of PC billing variance.
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New study on trend and provider-/organization-level factors associated with early palliative care billing @JCO_ASCO : Many thanks for mentors and collaborators @HanXuesong. @DrRobinYabroff. @CharlesJiangMD. @Kwon93Kwon. @Qinjin_0504.
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RT @ravi_b_parikh: 🚨New randomized trial in @JAMANetworkOpen w/ Sandhya Mudumbi @TNOncology: Can earlier #palliativecare scale in community….
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RT @DeborahWBruner1: It was a pleasure to present at the Town Hall on what federal research direct and indirect (facilities & administrati….
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Call for Abstracts: Health Econ IG at ARM!.We look forward to abstracts from early career researchers for the Health Economics IG session at AcademyHealth’s ARM. Deadline: Feb 28, 2025, 5 PM ET.Submit to Tamkeen.Khan@ama-assn.org.#HealthEcon #ARM2025 #AcademyHealth
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Many thanks to my long time collaborators and mentors @ilana_graetz @DrRobinYabroff @CharlesJiangMD.
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New paper on vertical integration and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use in metastatic NSCLC: Integrated oncologists adopted ICIs faster in 2015, but adoption rates converged by 2017. No significant change in ICI use after oncologists integrated.
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New paper on vertical integration and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use in metastatic NSCLC: Integrated oncologists adopted ICIs faster in 2015, but adoption rates converged by 2017. No significant change in ICI use after oncologists integrated.
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RT @ravi_b_parikh: Come by #TedXEmory tomorrow! I'll be speaking on why Doctors need #AI and AI needs #doctors.
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Congratulations, Young! Glad to be involved in this important study of contemporary trend of end of life care in advanced cancers. Still a lot of work to be done to improve EOL care!.
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RT @AssumeNormality: 🚨I've posted BRFSS data in SAS, R, and Stata formats for 1987-2023 here on this Mendeley Data Repository. Free to use….
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Many thanks to my collaborators and mentors @_JanetCummings @XuJi2022 @ilana_graetz.
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Our study on racial and ethnic disparities in telemental health uptake among Medicaid-enrolled children during COVID-19 is published! We found most significant disparities affecting Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander children.
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Our study on racial and ethnic disparities in telemental health uptake among Medicaid-enrolled children during COVID-19 is published! We found most significant disparities affecting Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander children.
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New publication @ASH_hematology ! We delve into Medicaid eligibility pathways and their role in reducing disparities for adolescents & young adults (AYAs) with leukemia & lymphoma. Thanks for @XuJi2022 @SharonCastelli2 for their expertise and mentorship
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RT @JournalGIM: ⬆️ Medical financial hardship --> ⬆️ mortality risk among US adults. Financial barriers must be addressed to improve healt….
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RT @CharlesJiangMD: Excited to share our latest piece with @XinHuHEcon @BoshenJiao @RyanNipp &@normanxypan on the Value of Palliative Car….
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