Ian Berger

Journal Article Urolithiasis · August 6, 2024 Patients with ureteral stones are often managed with a spontaneous trial of passage. While cost effective, the current literature has not examined the effects of a trial of passage on patients' work productivity. In this study, we aim to characterize work ... Full text Link to item Cite

Rural For-Profit Hospitals Are Associated With Higher Commercial Prices for 3 Common Urological Procedures.

Journal Article Urol Pract · November 2023 INTRODUCTION: Rural patients lack access to urological services, and high local prices may dissuade underinsured patients from surgery. We sought to describe commercially insured prices for 3 urological procedures at rural vs metropolitan and for-profit vs ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association of Rural Hospital for-Profit Status With Higher Publicly Reported Prices for the Components of Inpatient Hematuria Evaluation Among Commercially Insured Patients.

Journal Article Urol Pract · March 2023 INTRODUCTION: Rural patients have limited access to urological care and are vulnerable to high local prices. Little is known about price variation for urological conditions. We aimed to compare reported commercial prices for the components of inpatient hem ... Full text Link to item Cite

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