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The ACCC education project, “Real-World Experiences in Immunotherapy Delivery,” addresses some of the practical issues that cancer programs must navigate to provide immunotherapy safely and effectively in their own communities.
This article shares how Cone Health System identified high-cost patients, or “hot-spotters,” and put processes and systems in place to not only improve care for these patients but also reduce costs.
Scheduling patients with varying treatment lengths is a lot like Tetris, only the odds of winning are stacked much more against you for a variety of reasons.
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pa., committed resources to develop a program to improve communication and education between oncology and primary care, and improve overall survivorship care.
In the summer of 2014 staff at the Novant Health Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center (NHDLD Cancer Center), Winston-Salem, N.C., developed a screening method aimed at detecting women in our community who are at increased risk for breast cancer.
Telephone triage has become an integral part of ambulatory care, both in terms of increasing interaction between patients and providers, and controlling healthcare costs. Yet, the expectation for nurses to manage patient care over the telephone often brings increased demands and anxieties.
In 2014 Cancer & Hematology Centers of Western Michigan looked to improve continuity of care—specifically patient transitions from the hospital inpatient to the outpatient setting.
Despite potential roadblocks, such as organizational restructuring, competitive pressure from external markets, and increased data demands from both public and private payers, it is possible to establish creative and attain-able goals within a strategic plan.
In 2014 PIH Health Hospital, Whittier, Calif., initiated a lung cancer screening program with the goal of early detection, improving the quality and timeliness of lung cancer care, and refining communication among the multidisciplinary treatment team.
As the healthcare payment landscape shifts from volume-based to value-based reimbursement, healthcare facilities need to look inward at their business performance to understand how to improve and adapt to this change.
EMMC Cancer Care found that a real-time location system not only helped staff communicate the status of patients, it also streamlined patient flow through the facility, improving staff efficiency, reducing wait times, and enhancing patient safety—ultimately optimizing the patient experience.
Productivity and staffing in an ambulatory oncology infusion center can be challenging. A shortage of skilled applicants to fill staffing needs adds further challenges. Such was the case at The Valley Hospital in northeast New Jersey.
This article reviews the keys to developing a successful oncology-specific IT strategy in a continuously changing IT environment.
The best cancer programs will be those that actively involve patients and their families in all aspects of their care. Indeed, if we are to be successful in competing for these patients, we must fully embrace the concept of patient engagement.
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