Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP

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April 5th 2024

Trends in Low-Value Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP Yasin Civelek, PhD, MS Pelin Ozluk, PhD David Debono, MD Michael J. Fisch, MD, MPH Gosia Sylwestrzak, MA Justin E. Bekelman, MD Aaron L. Schwartz, MD, PhD

Among adults with newly diagnosed cancer, rates of low-value cancer services persisted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in areas ranging from peridiagnosis imaging to end-of-life care.

October 11th 2023

Spending Patterns Among Commercially Insured Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD Yueming Zhao, MPH David R. Pagnotti, MS Stuart Hagen, PhD David A. Pizza, PhD Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD

In this analysis of more than 97 million commercially insured individuals, investigators found that the COVID-19 pandemic induced a spending shock in 2020 and that health care spending did not recover to baseline until mid-2021.

March 9th 2022

Oncology Alternative Payment Models: Lessons From Commercial Insurance

Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MA David C. Johnson, MD, MPH Aaron J. Lyss, MBA Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP Steven R. Peskin, MD, MBA, MACP Blase N. Polite, MD, MPP Julie A. Royalty Bhuvana Sagar, MD, MBA Erin Smith, JD Lindee Goh, PhD

Developing alternative payment models for commercial populations in specialties such as oncology is rife with practical challenges. Leading payers and practices share lessons to date.

September 6th 2019

The Sociobehavioral Phenotype: Applying a Precision Medicine Framework to Social Determinants of Health

Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD

Sociobehavioral phenotypes are actionable risk profiles based on empirically derived social, economic, and behavioral factors that, if applied appropriately, can help healthcare organizations address social determinants of health.