Access to Chemotherapy Measure | Provider Identification Method | Proven Service locations | Possible Service locations | ||
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Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | ||
Number of chemotherapy providers within 20Â minutes of beneficiary ZIP | Oncology Specialty Codes | 21.1 (29.8) | 8.0 | 21.3 (30.0) | 8.0 |
Chemotherapy Billing Codes | 41.9 (52.3) | 21.0 | 46.3 (57.3) | 23.0 | |
Driving-time distance to nearest chemotherapy provider (minutes) | Oncology Specialty Codes | 16.1 (20.3) | 10.7 | 15.9 (20.1) | 10.6 |
Chemotherapy Billing Codes | 12.2 (16.6) | 8.2 | 11.2 (15.9) | 7.3 |