Joslyn S Kirby Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Actinic keratosis, Health economics, Value Variation, Health care spending
Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey PA, USA
Joslyn S Kirby is working in the Department of Dermatology in Penn State Milton S. at Hershey Medical Center Hershey PA, USA. Joslyn S Kirby is having the skills and expertise in actinic keratosis, health economics, value variation, and health care spending.
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Author(s): Joslyn S Kirby, Jeffery J Miller and Douglas Leslie
Variation in Utilization and Spending for the Management of Actinic Keratosis
Importance: In 2004, the US health care spending for actinic keratosis (AK) management was $1.2 billion so any change in the money spent per person could equate to large cost differences due to the high prevalence.
Objective: To assess AK-specific healthcare utilization and costs and the impact of minimizing extremes of utilization and spending.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study, using data from a large private insurer for the mid-Atlantic region for the period of January 2010 to December 2012.