DF/HCC Program Affiliation

Outcomes Research, Leader

DF/HCC Associations

Member, Center Scientific Council

Research Abstract

Dr. Ayanian's research focuses on access to care and quality of care for people with colorectal cancer, lung cancer, or breast cancer. He is the Principal Investigator of the Harvard/Northern California site for the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance (CanCORS) Consortium, a large national study of the treatment and outcomes of people with colorectal cancer or lung cancer funded by the National Cancer Institute. He is also the Principal Investigator of two studies funded by the National Cancer Institute to implement and evaluate randomized interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening and to encourage surveillance for colorectal adenomas, respectively, using electronic clinical information systems. He has previously been a member of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Cancer Survivorship and Chair of the National Quality Forum's Colorectal Cancer Technical Panel for evaluating quality of cancer care measures. He currently leads the DF/HCC Outcomes Research Program and directs the DF/HCC "Improving Cancer Care in Massachusetts" (CAMA) project.

Publications

• McWilliams JM, Meara E, Zaslavsky AM, Ayanian JZ.Health of previously uninsured adults after acquiring Medicare coverage.JAMA 2007 Dec 26;298(24):2886-94.
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• Rogers SO, Wolf RE, Zaslavsky AM, Wright WE, Ayanian JZ.Relation of surgeon and hospital volume to processes and outcomes of colorectal cancer surgery.Ann Surg 2006 Dec;244(6):1003-11.
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• Ayanian JZ, Jacobsen PB.Enhancing research on cancer survivors.J Clin Oncol 2006 Nov 10;24(32):5149-53.
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• Trivedi AN, Zaslavsky AM, Schneider EC, Ayanian JZ.Relationship between quality of care and racial disparities in Medicare health plans.JAMA 2006 Oct 25;296(16):1998-2004.
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• Keating NL, Herrinton LJ, Zaslavsky AM, Liu L, Ayanian JZ.Variations in hospice use among cancer patients.J Natl Cancer Inst 2006 Aug 2;98(15):1053-9.
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• Ayanian JZ, Zaslavsky AM, Guadagnoli E, Fuchs CS, Yost KJ, Creech CM, Cress RD, O'Connor LC, West DW, Wright WE.Patients' perceptions of quality of care for colorectal cancer by race, ethnicity, and language.J Clin Oncol 2005 Sep 20;23(27):6576-86.
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• Trivedi AN, Zaslavsky AM, Schneider EC, Ayanian JZ.Trends in the quality of care and racial disparities in Medicare managed care.N Engl J Med 2005 Aug 18;353(7):692-700.
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• Ayanian JZ, Chrischilles EA, Wallace RB, Fletcher RH, Fouad MN, Kiefe CI, Harrington DP, Weeks JC, Kahn KL, Malin JL, Lipscomb J, Potosky AL, Provenzale DT, Sandler RS, Van Ryn M, West DW.Understanding cancer treatment and outcomes: the cancer care outcom
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• Hodgson DC, Zhang W, Zaslavsky AM, Fuchs CS, Wright WE, Ayanian JZ.Relation of hospital volume to colostomy rates and survival for patients with rectal cancer.J Natl Cancer Inst 2003 May 21;95(10):708-16.
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• Ayanian JZ, Zaslavsky AM, Fuchs CS, Guadagnoli E, Creech CM, Cress RD, O'Connor LC, West DW, Allen ME, Wolf RE, Wright WE.Use of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy for colorectal cancer in a population-based cohort.J Clin Oncol 2003 Apr 1;21(7):1
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• Hodgson DC, Fuchs CS, Ayanian JZ.Impact of patient and provider characteristics on the treatment and outcomes of colorectal cancer.J Natl Cancer Inst 2001 Apr 4;93(7):501-15.
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