A One-Stop Breast Clinic Improves Time to Diagnosis and Patient Satisfaction — [MINI PODCAST] Ep 159

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This accelerated delivery platform improves clinic workflow and speeds up breast cancer diagnosis and treatment planning. From screening mammogram, a clinical pathway flags patients who meet One-Stop Breast Clinic criteria, eliminating the traditional “first come, first served” scheduling model. To date, more than 300 patients have benefited from this rapid diagnostic approach, receiving their diagnosis in 3 to 7 days, far below the national average of 26 days.

Guest:

Michele Brands

Network Director Women's Imaging

St. Luke's University Health Network, St. Luke's Cancer Care

Easton, Pennsylvania

“[After COVID-19] access really became an issue for diagnostic breast imaging…the One-Stop Breast Clinic allows us to take our highest-risk patients…and get them from the diagnostic process through biopsy to pathology in 48 hours or less.”

Hear more about this innovation at the ACCC 41st National Oncology Conference, October 9-11, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Register today.

Additional Resources:

• Improving the Care of Patients Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
• Clinical Meaningfulness: Insights from a Metastatic Breast Cancer Qualitative Study
• The Changing Landscape of Breast Cancer
• Empowering Cancer Patients Using Integrative Medicine: A Novel Model for Breast Cancer Risk Modification
• Breast Care ACCESS Project