Jeffrey F. Scott’s research while affiliated with Johns Hopkins University and other places

... Identifying demographic factors that affect psychosocial outcomes of MMS may help classify those at an increased risk of post-surgical impact. Baseline patient demographics have shown variable influence throughout the literature [9,10]. ...

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Predictors of psychosocial outcomes of Mohs micrographic surgery: a review

... There was also no association of significant difference in primary surgery noted on the DID analysis. The lack of statistically significant difference in use of immunotherapy and primary surgery can be attributed to various factors: patients may face additional barriers to receiving melanoma care, such as transportation issues, lack of health education and awareness of treatment options, harmful health-seeking behaviors/attitudes of newly insured patients, or further socioeconomic barriers [23,24]. Moreover, the capacity of healthcare facilities and availability of specialists to perform melanoma surgeries or provide immunotherapy may not have increased proportionally with the expanded Medicaid coverage which may contribute to the lack of significance in the use of immunotherapy and primary surgery in our results. ...

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The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Stage at Diagnosis of Melanoma Patients: A Retrospective Study

... Dear Editor, Food insecurity, defined as a lack of consistent, dependable access to food, is associated with various poor health outcomes, including greater odds of hospitalization. 1 Previous research has linked food insecurity and paediatric atopic dermatitis (AD), suggesting that food insecurity may play a role in the development of AD, or exacerbate the financial stress associated with the disease. 2,3 However, it is unclear which patients with AD are at highest risk of food insecurity. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and predictors of food insecurity within a large, nationally representative cohort of children with AD in the USA. ...

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Trends and risk factors of food insecurity within the pediatric atopic dermatitis population

... Medicare covers Americans aged 65 and older and some individuals younger than 65 with specific disabilities or conditions, including permanent kidney failure; Medicaid provides coverage for some low-income individuals with limited resources, children, and pregnant women [35]. Prior research has demonstrated a decline in dermatologists' financial compensation for the evaluation and treatment of Medicare patients [36][37][38]. One study used current procedural terminology code payments for common dermatology services to assess Medicare reimbursement rates over 20 years [36]. ...

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The impact of insurance status on psoriasis patients’ healthcare-seeking behavior: a population-based study in the United States

... The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rise of online health education tools and telehealth platforms, expanding the reach of providers beyond the constraints of traditional clinical settings. 1 This rapid expansion of digital technology has introduced an unprecedented amount of health information within reach of patients. With convenient access to online health educational materials (HEMs), patients can stay informed about their health conditions and treatment choices. ...

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Health literacy strategies to improve engagement of Merkel cell carcinoma patients in their care

... Tumors involving the lip had the highest cumulative incidence of MCC-specific mortality among MCC with regional and distant metastasis (56.7% and 82.1%, respectively). The probability of MCC disease-specific death varies by primary site and may be a useful prognostic marker for MCC [100]. ...

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Epidemiology of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infection and Merkel Cell Carcinoma

... Cases are believed to be more sporadic in high-income countries and hospital data may provide a window through which the population disease burden can be glimpsed. In the United States, based on the National Inpatient Sample, scabies was diagnosed in 29.3 per 100,000 admissions [27]. Thus, our findings of scabies diagnosed in 51.65 per 100,000 patient encounters suggest a much higher burden of the scabies infestation in Hong Kong compared with the West. ...

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Scabies in 604 Patients: A Glimpse into the Disease Burden and Its Associated Mortality in Hong Kong

... functional status, risk tolerance) or surgeon-level (e.g., experience, preoperative risk assessment) factors influencing decisions regarding SLNB. Second, clinical oncology databases such as the NCDB are subject to coding errors [12], and therefore it is possible that instances of SLNB miscoding exist within our cohort. Third, the small proportion (4.6%) of Hispanic and other race/ethnicity patients within our cohort limits our ability to draw conclusions regarding disparities faced by these individuals; however, the overwhelming majority of patients being non-Hispanic White likely reflects the higher risk of melanoma in fair-skinned patients. ...

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Association of sociodemographic characteristics with utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsy for American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition T1b cutaneous melanoma

... Twitter, in particular, facilitates rapid knowledge dissemination transcending distance and traditional hierarchies and can increase engagement in hard-to-reach audiences. The users of the #dermtwitter hashtag to facilitate academic discussion amongst dermatology practitioners have evolved into a thriving educational community [2]. ...

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We hardly knew ye... goodbye, #dermtwitter?

... telemedicine services allowing patients to send images of suspicious lesions to their clinicians) have been crucial in allowing skin cancer patients to meet pandemicrelated challenges. 1 While health information technology (HIT) use among skin cancer patients has significantly increased within the past decade, there remains a "digital divide" in both the access to and utilization of HIT across various demographics of skin cancer patients. 2 We consider that the technological advances made during the pandemic, while potentially beneficial for skin cancer management, may also have the unintended consequence of exacerbating this digital divide. ...

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Bridging the digital divide among advanced age skin cancer patients