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Cone Health System, Cone Health Cancer Center Greensboro, North Carolina The Study of High Cost Oncology Patients to Improve Care and Curb Costs Discover how Cone Health Cancer Center analyzed Medicare data to locate their “hot-spotters”—chronically ill, high-cost, super-users of healthcare services—assess gaps in care and opportunities to improve, while curbing costs. See how their data justified …
University of South Alabama, Mitchell Cancer Institute Mobile, Alabama An Acuity Tool to Optimize Nurse Navigation Caseloads Mitchell Cancer Institute developed and implemented an Acuity Scale Tool to provide their Clinical Care Coordinators with a standardized method for assessing the level of services and care coordination for patients, allowing for appropriate allocation of navigation time, …
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center Birmingham, Alabama Beyond the Classroom: Students Improve Access to Supportive Care Services Trained lay navigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center developed a program aimed at reducing the cost of cancer care while improving quality and patient satisfaction. Outcomes include reducing ER …
Penn Medicine Virtua Cancer Program Voorhees, New Jersey Beyond the Classroom: Students Improve Access to Supportive Care Services Virtua Cancer Program expanded their oncology services at no cost by partnering with Masters in Social Work students in their community. The student volunteers provide meditation to the infusion patients and have increased supportive care patient encounters by 133% …
Advocate Medical Group Park Ridge, Illinois Turning on the Light Switch: A Model Immunotherapy Program at an Oncology Practice The nursing team at Advocate Medical Group initiated a program that aimed to provide consistent, optimal care for patients receiving immunotherapy. Components include patient and staff education materials, peer-to-peer training, policy and procedure guidelines, toxicity …
Northwest Medical Specialties, PLLC Tacoma, Washington Designed for Success: A Research-Based Approach to Meet OCM Requirements Northwest Medical Specialties, PLLC, leveraged its Clinical Trial Management System to organize, implement, track progress, and reconcile completion of quality measures required under the Oncology Care Model (OCM). Creating an “OCM Study” control group has allowed this practice …
Loma Linda University Cancer Center Loma Linda, California A Perfect Fit: Mentoring Experienced RNs to Meet Oncology Clinic Demand Loma Linda University Cancer Center created this program to encourage career development and specialization in oncology as a strategy to minimize staffing shortages. From behavioral interviewing to identify RNs with the appropriate skill set to classroom lectures, written …
Duke Cancer Institute Durham, North Carolina Come Together: A Health Disparities & Equity Cancer Program Built on Community Collaboration Duke Cancer Institute, through the Office of Health Equity and Disparities, developed a five-step roadmap for conducting health assessments that aims to reduce cancer disparities and improve population health through community partnerships. Components of …
Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute Charlotte, North Carolina Wheels Up—Bringing Lung Cancer Education & Screening to Rural Patients The Levine Cancer Institute mobile lung CT unit hits the road providing access to lung cancer education and treatment, integrating technology, nurse navigation, and brick-and-mortar medical facilities and staff for patients in the rural Carolinas. This innovative …
Aurora Health Care, Aurora Cancer Care Greensboro, North Carolina Now Playing! Drug-Specific Videos Improve Chemotherapy Patient Education To ensure consistent, systemwide chemotherapy education for patients, a multidisciplinary team at Aurora Health Care created a library of 125+ drug-specific videos. Through visual and auditory learning, patients receive consistent factual education that can …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » University of North Carolina, North Carolina Cancer Hospital, Department of Pharmacy Chapel Hill, North Carolina Combating Rising Drug Prices & Waste Through Drug Vial Optimization The North Carolina Cancer Hospital was the first program in the nation to adopt a closed-system transfer device that has saved $39 million in drug expense annually …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » Tri-Cities Cancer Center Kennewick, Washington Cancer Crushing Prevention and Early Detection Cancer Crushing Prevention and Early Detection To engage its community in cancer prevention conversations and improve screening compliance rates, this community non-profit cancer center developed and implemented a multifaceted public awareness campaign …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A Physician Champion Takes a Practice-Based Immunotherapy Program to the Next Level Jefferson Medical Oncology Associates implemented new processes and tools to deliver a proactive, multidisciplinary team approach for patients on cancer immunotherapies via continuous symptom …
Featured in Oncology Issues Development of a Model Precision Cancer Therapies Program in a Community Setting Two years ago, Ochsner Health System, the leading healthcare provider in Louisiana, made a bold move in opening the region’s only early phase cancer clinical trials program. From the beginning, it was clear that identifying a partner with complementary experience and expertise was critical …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » Mount Sinai Health System & Tisch Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology New York, New York Improving Care of Advanced Cancer Patients with a Dedicated Palliative Radiotherapy Team Kavita Dharmarajan, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Palliative Medicine Mount Sinai Health System Cancer Program The Tisch Cancer …
Featured in Oncology Issues The Oncology Pharmacy Navigator The oncology pharmacy navigator is a new best practice model and an integral part of our multidisciplinary program at Legacy Cancer Institute in Portland, Oregon. An oncology pharmacy navigator is a specially trained pharmacist dedicated to providing medication management by educating patients and families about prescribed medications, improving …
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 » Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert Hospital Campus Milwaukee, Wisconsin Right Place, Right Provider, Right Time: Implementing Our 24-Hour Cancer Clinic Learn how this dedicated 24-hour outpatient clinic improved symptom management, minimized treatment plan interruptions, and reduced emergency department …
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American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society’s mission is to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer. An extensive network of information resources and organizations dedicated to eliminating cancer by providing information, education, support and research funding. Cancer Care, Inc. Founded in 1944, CancerCare is the leading …
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