Ted A. Skolarus, MD, MPH

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.

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.

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