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Self-Referral Drives Extra Prostate Biopsy Activity, Study Suggests

A Medicare claims analysis compared biopsy trends in men referred for biopsy analysis by urologists who use a pathology lab to which they have a financial association, and those who see urologists that order biopsies at unassociated labs.

Researchers reported data this month suggesting self-referring urologists frequently submit additional biopsy samples compared to non-self-referring doctors and more often perform biopsies on men less likely to have a positive diagnosis of prostate cancer.

The study was published by Jean Mitchell, professor of public policy at Georgetown University, in the April issue of the...

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