Ying Xu, M.S.

Principal Statistical Analyst

Degrees

M.S. in Health Statistics, Shandong Medical University, Jinan, P.R. China
M.D., Shandong Medical University, Jinan, P.R. China

Areas of Interest

Health service, health economics, and health policy research
Data management and statistical analysis with large multi-level databases, especially medical claims data

Publications

Shih YCT, Ward JF, Pettaway CA, Xu Y, Thompson BP, Matin S, Davis JW, Elting LS. Comparative effectiveness, cost, and utilization of radical prostatectomy among young men within managed care plans. Value in Health [Accepted for publication]

Shih YCT, Chien CR, Xu Y, Pan IW, Smith GL, Buchholz TA. Economic burden of renal cell carcinoma: part I - an updated review. PharmacoEconomics 2011; 29(4):315-329.

Shih YCT, Chien CR, Xu Y, Pan IW, Smith GL, Buchholz TA. Economic burden of renal cell carcinoma: part II- an updated analysis. PharmacoEconomics 2011; 29(4):331-341.

Smith GL, Xu Y, Buccholz TA, Smith BD, Giordano SH, Haffty BG, Vicini FA, White JR, Arthur DW, Harris JR, Shih YC. Brachytherapy for accelerated partial-breast irradiation: a rapidly emerging technology in breast cancer care. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29(2):157-165

Avritscher EBC, Shih YCT, Sun CC, Gralla RJ, Grunberg SM, Xu Y, Elting LS. Cost-utility analysis of palonsetron-based therapy in preventing emesis among breast cancer patients. J Support Oncol 2010; 8:242-251.

Smith GL, Shih YC, Xu Y, Giordano SH, Smith BD, Perkins GH, Tereffe W., Woodward WA, Buchholz TA. Racial disparities in the use of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery. A national Medicare study. Cancer 2010; 116(3):734-741.

Shih YCT, Xu Y, Cormier JN, Giordan S, Ridner SH, Buchholz TA, Perkins GH, Elting LS. Incidence, treatment costs, and complications of lymphedema after breast cancer among women of working age: a two-year follow-up study. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27(12):2007-2014.

Smith GL, Xu Y, Shih YC, Giordano SH, Smith BD, Hunt KK, Strom EA, Perkins GH, Hortobagyi GN, Buchholz TA. Breast-conserving surgery in older patients with invasive breast cancer: current Patterns and Predictors of Treatment across the United States. J Am Coll Surg 2009; 209(4):425-433.

Shih YCT, Bekele NB, Xu Y. Use of Bayesian net benefit regression model to examine the impact of generic drug entry on the cost-effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in elderly depression patients. Pharmacoeconomics. 2007; 25(10):843-862.

Shih YCT, Xu Y, Elting L. Costs of uncontrolled chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among working-age cancer patients receiving highly or moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Cancer 2007; 110(3):678-685.

Peele PB, Siminoff LA, Xu Y, Ravdin PM. Decreased use of adjuvant breast cancer therapy in a randomized controlled trail of a decision aid with individualized risk information. Med Decis Making 2005; 25(3):301-307.

Peele PB, Axelson DA, Xu Y, Malley EE. Use of medical and behavioral health services by adolescents with bipolar disorder. Psychiatr Serv 2004; 55(12): 1392-1396.

Peele PB, Xu Y, Kupfer DJ. Insurance expenditures on bipolar disorder: clinical and parity implications. Am J Psychiatry 2003; 160(7):1286-1290.

Peele PB, Xu Y, Siminoff L. Women and information. Academy Health, Nashville, TN; 2003; CD-ROM Part II.

Lave JR, Peele PB, Xu Y, Scholle SH, Pincus HA. An exploratory analysis of behavioral health care use within families. Psychiatr Serv 2002; 53(6):743-748.

Peele PB, Xu Y. Financial burden of bipolar disorder in employer-sponsored insurance. Bipolar Disord 2001; Suppl 1(3):51.

Peele PB, Lave JL, Xu Y. Benefit limitations in managed behavioral health care: do they matter? J Behav Health Serv Res 1999; 26(4):430-441.

Xu Y, Bach E, Orhede E. Work environment and low-back pain: the influence of occupational activities. Occup Environ Med 1997; 54(10):741-745.

Xu Y, Bach E, Orhede E. Occupation and risk for the occurrence of low-back pain (LBP) in Danish employees. Occup Med (Lond). 1996; 46(2):131-136.

Podium Presentations

Smith GL, Xu Y, Buchholz TA, Smith BD, Giordano SH, Shih YCT. Breast Brachytherapy in the United States: Utilization Patterns after Breast-Conserving Surgery. 2009 ASTRO Annual Meeting; November 1-5, 2009; Chicago, IL. (Presented by Buchholz TA)

Shih YCT, Xu Y, Elting L. Outpatient Use of Hematopoietic Colony Stimulating Factors Among Elderly Cancer Patients with Chemotherapy. Submitted to ISPOR 12th Annual International Meeting; May 19-23, 2007; Arlington, Virginia.

YCT Shih, Xu Y. A Pilot Study of Treatment Patterns and Costs among Privately Insured Patients with Breast-Cancer-Related-Lymphedema. NLN Technology Conference; November 2-4, 2006; Baltimore, Maryland.

YCT Shih, Xu Y, Bekele N. Updata Cost-effectiveness analysis With Bayesian Regression. 13th NIMH Biennial Research Conference on the Economics of Mental Health; September 25-26, 2006; Bethesda, Maryland.

YCT Shih, Zhao L, Xu Y. Use of Risk-adjustment Model to Predict Future High Medical Cost Cases: Is the Model Performance Sensitive to the Time Intervals in Claims Data? JSM 2006; August 6-10, 2006; Seattle, Washington.

Peele PB, Xu Y, Colombi A. medical care and lost work day cost in musculoskeletal disorders: older versus younger workers. 2nd International Symposium on Workability; October 18-20, 2004; Verona, Italy.

Poster Presentations

Xu Y, Elting L, Shih YCT. Targeted testing for targeted therapy? A case study of HER-2 testing and trastuzumab use in breast cancer. Submitted to AcademyHealth ARM in January 2010

Cormier JN, Shih YCT, Xu Y, Pan IW, Askew RL, Ross MI, Gershenwald JE, Lee JE, Royal RE, Xing Y. The Impact of Physician Specialty on Quality of Melanoma Care. Submitted to ASCO in January 2010

Xu Y, Elting L, Shih YCT. Absence of HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer: Evidence from a Nationwide Managed Care Claims Database. Houston HSR, December 2009

Avritscher EBC, Shih YCT, Sun CC, Xu Y, Elting LS. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Palonosetron-Based Therapy Compared with Ondansetron-Based Therapy in Preventing Emesis among Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy with Anthracycline and Cyclophosphamide.” Houston HSR, December 2009, awarded 2nd place in the “Efficiency” category (Presented by Avritscher EBC)

Smith GL, Shih YCT, Xu Y, Giordano SH, Smith BD, Buchholz TA. Breast Brachytherapy in the United States: How is This Emerging Modality Being Incorporated into the Care of Older Breast Cancer Patients? San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, January 2009 (Presented by Smith GL)

Xu Y, Shih YT. Does Racial Disparities in Late Stage Diagnosis of Colon Cancer. Houston 9th Annual Health Services and Outcome Research Conference, December 2008

Smith GL, Shih YT, Xu Y, Giordano SH, Smith BD, Perkins G, Tereffe W, Woodward WA, Buchholz TA. Racial Disparities in Treatment for Early Invasive Breast Cancer: A National Medicare Study of Radiotherapy after Conservative Surgery, Washington DC ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium, September 2008

Xu Y, Shih YCT, Cooksley C. Do Patients Admitted to Hospitals on Weekend Have Higher in-Hospital Mortality in Texas? 8th Annual Health Services and Outcome Research Conference, December 2007

^{Updated February 2, 2012}