Best practices for reducing unplanned acute care for patients with cancer
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
- Author(s):
- Handley, Nathan R., author Schuchter, Lynn M., author Bekelman, Justin E., author
- Contributor(s):
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2018
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Ambulatory Care Critical Pathways Medical Oncology -- methods Neoplasms -- therapy Emergency Medical Services Health Services Accessibility Hospitalization Oncology Service, Hospital Palliative Care Risk Assessment Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Key Findings. Reducing preventable and unplanned emergency department visits and hospitalizations is a major challenge in cancer care. In this review of best practices and supporting evidence, the authors identified five strategies that health systems and cancer programs can use to reduce acute care: (1) identify patients at high risk of unplanned acute care; (2) enhance access and care coordination; (3) standardize clinical pathways for symptom management; (4) develop new sites for urgent cancer care, and; (5) use early palliative care.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
- Illustrations:
- Portraits
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101731591 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101731591