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Barbara A. Goff

Researcher at University of Washington

Publications -  235
Citations -  12862

Barbara A. Goff is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ovarian cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 227 publications receiving 11859 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara A. Goff include Georgetown University & Brigham and Women's Hospital.

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Guideline-inconsistent breast cancer screening for women over 50: a vignette-based survey.

TL;DR: Physicians often report offering breast cancer screening test modalities beyond those recommended for a 51-year-old woman, and strategies, such as academic detailing regarding appropriate use of technology and provision of clinical decision support for breast cancer screenings, could decrease overuse of resources.
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Since surgery isn't getting any easier, why is reimbursement going down? An update from the SGO taskforce on coding and reimbursement

TL;DR: The goals of this article are to inform the SGO members on why CMS identified these codes as a part of their misvalued services screening program and then finalized a reduction in their payment levels; and outline the role individual providers have in CMS' methodology used to determine the reimbursement of a surgical procedure.
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Comparison of 1997 Medicare Relative Value Units for Gender-Specific Procedures: Is Adam Still Worth More Than Eve?

TL;DR: Significant gender bias still exists in the Medicare reimbursement of female-specific procedures, and this gender bias is further magnified as more private insurance carriers use the system to set reimbursement.