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Editorial
November 2017

Delay and Disparity in Time to Surgical Treatment for Melanoma

Author Affiliations
  • 1Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, New Haven, Connecticut
JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(11):1094-1095. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3339

The relationship between patient health insurance status, health care use, and outcomes has been explored in great depth and detail over decades for myriad diseases in the United States.1,2 Likewise, health services research has become increasingly relevant within the specialty of dermatology,3 especially as the emergence of “big data” and advanced analytics continue to transform overall health care delivery.4

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