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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, Virginia

Remote Monitoring of Patients with Cancer During COVID-19

John F. Deeken, MD, President

This cancer program piloted a remote monitoring program for clinically stable COVID-19 positive patients with cancer. Using equipment provided to them by the cancer program, patients reported vital measurements three times daily. Data was collected on a password-protected patient dashboard and monitored 12 hours a day, 7 days a week by advanced practice providers. APPs and physicians worked in tandem to make clinical determinations on appropriate next steps, documenting provider communications and clinical recommendations in the EHR.

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Managing COVID+ Oncology Patients at Home During Treatment

Innovator-2021-Seal-singular-80x80The COVID-19 pandemic posed many new complications for cancer programs and practices across the United States. As COVID-19 cases increased in early 2020, and with the end of the pandemic nowhere in sight, it became apparent that patients with cancer needed to be able to continue their treatment in a safe environment that protects them and oncology staff from exposure to the virus.
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Remote-Home-Monitoring-of-Patients-with-Cancer-During-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-220x266Remote 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 symptoms. One of the many questions under consideration in the oncologic sphere is how to manage patients who are treated on an outpatient basis and who have been exposed to or are COVID-19-positive but do not require hospitalization. In an attempt to mitigate the risks of exposure to COVID-19, our cancer center developed outpatient screening methods and established a COVID-19 testing clinic to identify patients who may be COVID-19-positive. This article describes our experience with this program.
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