Ted A. Skolarus, MD, MPH

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December 5th 2019

Catheter Management After Benign Transurethral Prostate Surgery: RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Criteria

Ted A. Skolarus, MD, MPH Casey A. Dauw, MD Karen E. Fowler, MPH Jason D. Mann, MSA Steven J. Bernstein, MD, MPH Jennifer Meddings, MD, MS

This manuscript synthesizes findings from a multidisciplinary panel following the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method to guide standardization of urinary catheter use after transurethral prostate surgery.

September 20th 2016

Implications of Evolving Delivery System Reforms for Prostate Cancer Care

Brent K. Hollenbeck, MD, MS Maggie J. Bierlein, MS Samuel R. Kaufman, MS Lindsey Herrel, MD Ted A. Skolarus, MD, MPH David C. Miller, MD, MPH Vahakn B. Shahinian, MD

Healthcare integration was associated with small declines in treatment, but no change in overtreatment of prostate cancer. Integrated care delivery alone may be insufficient to curtail overtreatment.

December 11th 2014

Validating Electronic Cancer Quality Measures at Veterans Health Administration

Jeremy B. Shelton, MD, MSHS Ted A. Skolarus, MD, MPH Diana Ordin, MD, MPH Jennifer Malin, MD, PhD AnnaLiza Antonio, MS Joan Ryoo, MD, MSHS Christopher S. Saigal, MD

Even in a fully integrated healthcare system, only 28% of cancer quality measures could be validated by using electronically available data.