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« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan The DISCO App: A Patient-Focused Tool to Reduce Financial Toxicity Lauren M. Hamel, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology The DISCO (DIScussions of COst) app educates patients with cancer about potential treatment-related costs and generates tailored questions to prompt …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » University of Colorado Cancer Center, UCHealth-Oncology Services Aurora, Colorado 3D Virtual Reality: Changing the Standard of Care for Patients with Cancer and Their Caregivers Douglas Holt, MD, Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology Virtual reality (VR) is uniquely positioned to improve patient understanding of cancer and its treatments. During clinical …
Featured in Oncology Issues Developing a Cancer Care and Community Paramedicine Partnership The Presbyterian Healthcare Services Cancer Care program and Albuquerque Ambulance Service partnered together beginning in 2019 to develop a unique service, offering patients with cancer certain clinical interventions and wellness checks to be received at home provided by the Albuquerque Ambulance Service …
Featured in Oncology Issues Remote Home Monitoring of Patients with Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges in the healthcare world, especially in the care of patients with cancer. Patients with pre-existing health conditions and those with suppressed immune systems are especially vulnerable to the SARS- CoV-2 virus and are more likely to develop severe …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » Cone Health Cancer Center Greensboro, North Carolina Implementing a Transportation Hub: A Holistic Approach to a Systemic Problem Rachel Marquez, MPH, Director of Transportation Services After data showed that individuals living in two ZIP codes had a 12% and 15% no-show rate, compared to the average of 2.9% across all ZIP codes, this cancer program …
In March 2021, ACCC joined other stakeholders in stating our support of the Access to Genetic Counselors Services Act "to update Medicare law and improve access to genetic counselors for Medicare beneficiaries." Now, ACCC is supporting S. 1450, a bill that would authorize CMS to recognize certified genetic counselors as healthcare providers.
« 1 2 3 4 5 » Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute Miami, FL Deploying Technology Across an Interdisciplinary Team to Improve Oral Oncolytic Compliance Morgan Nestingen, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, OCN, ONN-CG, Director of Nursing, Patient Intake and Navigation Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute This cross-departmental team of clinic nurses, nurse …
« 1 2 3 4 5 » Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) Columbus, OH Expediting Cancer Treatment Through a Rapid Access APP-Led Diagnostic Clinic In response to data that showed a significant decrease in both the volume of cancer screening tests and the number of cancer diagnoses, the James Cancer Diagnostic Center …
« 1 2 3 4 5 » Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, VCU Massey Cancer Center Richmond, VA Addressing Social Determinants of Health through a Medical-Legal Partnership Allison L. Held, JD, Associate General Counsel & Director, Medical-Legal Partnership at VCU Health System, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, VCU Massey Cancer Center This collaboration …
« 1 2 3 4 5 » Ochsner Health, Ochsner Cancer Institute New Orleans, LA Chemotherapy Care Companion: A Remote Patient Monitoring Program Zoe Larned, MD, System Chair of Hematology & Oncology, Ochsner Health, Ochsner Cancer Institute Upon receipt of a completed Chemotherapy Care Companion consent questionnaire sent via an online patient portal app, patients receive …
« 1 2 3 4 5 » ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute Newark, DE A Model for Embedding Primary Care in Oncology Debra Delaney MSN, FNP-BC, Primary Care Nurse Practitioner ChristianaCare Health System, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute This person-centered model of care embeds a primary care provider (PCP) in the cancer …
Featured in Oncology Issues An APP-Physician Model Improves Risk Stratification and Palliative Care As the landscape of medicine changes in terms of treatment options, modalities, delivery methods, and patient populations, a failure to shift clinical thinking and practices can create a stagnancy that causes healthcare providers to miss the most basic patient needs. Cancer Care Associates of York …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Nashville, Tennessee Oncology Capture of ED Patients with Incidental Radiologic Findings Nicholas Garland, MS, Administrative Fellow Katharine Klar, RN, BSN, Assistant Nurse Manager Increased use of CT scans in emergency departments leads to higher rates of incidental radiologic …
Featured in Oncology Issues e-Consults for Immune-Related Toxicities Improve Patient Access and Reduce Costs Presently at Duke Cancer Institute, for patients with cancer, the average wait time to see an endocrine specialist is 87 days. One solution to this challenge is to implement expert triage from an endocrinologist who can review the case via an e-communication based platform. This platform can …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 » Samantha Skubish, MS, RT(R)(T), Chief Technical Director Kimberly Smith, MPA, FACHE, Vice President Mount Sinai Health System, Department of Radiation Oncology New York, New York An Advanced Practice Radiation Therapist Role Improves Quality, Efficiency, Wellness & Administrative Outcomes Learn how the creation of the first advanced practice …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 » Molly Mendenhall, RN, BSN, Director of Quality and Compliance Oncology Hematology Care, Inc. (OHC) Cincinnati, Ohio Closing the Testing Gap: Standardization of Comprehensive Biomarker Testing in NSCLC A one-year quality improvement (QI) project implemented and standardized comprehensive biomarker testing in patients with metastatic non-small …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 » Alyssia Crews, MBA, Assistant Vice President Matt Paster, Clinical Data Analyst II Dana Salcedo, MSN, APRN, NP-C, Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Express Symptom Management & Outpatient Infusion Orlando Health Cancer Institute Orlando, Florida Leveraging Technology to Develop an Express Symptom Management Program & Prevent Oncology ED Visits …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 » Lauren Burling, LCSW, Social Work Supervisor and Collaborative Care Therapist Earon Lehning, LMSW, Collaborative Care Therapist Rochester Regional Health – Lipson Cancer Institute Rochester, New York Collaborative Care: A Model for Embedding Counseling in Oncology and Palliative Care This cancer program adapted the University of Washington’s …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 » Jamie Ries, RN, BSN, Manager of Population Health Support Services St. Elizabeth Cancer Center Edgewood, Kentucky A Model for Demonstrating Sustainable Outreach for Cancer Screening For several years, this healthcare system struggled to find a sustainable program to perform outreach to patients with outstanding orders for lung, breast, and colon …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 » Russell Langan, MD, FACS, FSSO Associate Chief Surgical Officer, System Integration and Quality & Director of Surgical Oncology RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, New Jersey A Sustainable Model for Improved Quality for Pancreatic Cyst Surveillance and Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection …