Coverage Denials in Medicare Advantage-Balancing Access and Efficiency.
Gondi S, Kadakia KT, Tsai TC.
JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Mar 01. 5(3):e240028. PMID: 38427339
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Education and Training
AB, 2005, History and Science
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
MPH, 2009, Health Policy and Management
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
MD, 2010, Molecular Basis of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
2018, General Surgery Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
2019, Minimally Invasive Advanced GI Surgery/Flexible Endoscopy/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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Safety of Same-Day Discharge after Bariatric Operation: A Retrospective 6-Year North American Analysis.
Bharani T, Tavakkoli A, Tsai TC, Robinson MK, Sheu EG.
J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Feb 20. PMID: 38376072
Acute Hospital Care at Home in the United States: The Early National Experience.
Levine DM, Souza J, Schnipper JL, Tsai TC, Leff B, Landon BE.
Ann Intern Med. 2024 01. 177(1):109-110. PMID: 38190713
Do You Get What You Pay For? Lifting the Veil on Variations in Hospital Prices for Inpatient Surgical Cancer Care.
Brownlee SA, Lam MB, Tsai TC.
Ann Surg. 2024 Mar 01. 279(3):392-393. PMID: 38146953
National trends in utilization and safety of gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and conversion surgery in patients with GERD.
Bharani T, Tavakkoli A, Tsai T, Spector D, Tatarian T, Robinson M, Sheu EG.
Surg Endosc. 2024 Mar. 38(3):1249-1256. PMID: 38097748
Trends in performance of hospital outpatient procedures and associated 30-day costs among Medicare beneficiaries from 2011 to 2018.
Burke LG, Burke RC, Orav EJ, Bryan AF, Friend TH, Richardson DA, Jha AK, Tsai TC.
Healthc (Amst). 2023 Dec. 11(4):100718. PMID: 37913606
The Association of Dialysis Facility Payer Mix With Access to Kidney Transplantation.
Cron DC, Tsai TC, Patzer RE, Husain SA, Xiang L, Adler JT.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 07 03. 6(7):e2322803. PMID: 37432684
Use of High-Risk Medications Among Older Adults Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans vs Traditional Medicare.
Figueroa JF, Dai D, Feyman Y, Garrido MM, Tsai TC, Orav EJ, Frakt AB.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 06 01. 6(6):e2320583. PMID: 37368399
Healthcare Value in Plastic Surgery Practice.
Yang AZ, Hyland CJ, Tsai TC, Broyles JM.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 15. PMID: 37184504
The role of digital technology in surgical home hospital programs.
Pathak K, Marwaha JS, Tsai TC.
NPJ Digit Med. 2023 Feb 07. 6(1):22. PMID: 36750629
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