2021
Impact of a Dedicated Cancer Urgent Care Center on Acute Care Utilization
Rothberg BE, Canavan ME, Mun S, Sedghi T, Carafeno T, Raucci M, Dest V, Sinanis N, Gross CP, Adelson KB. Impact of a Dedicated Cancer Urgent Care Center on Acute Care Utilization. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 18: e129-e136. PMID: 34383579, DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care centersCare centerHospitalization ratesLarge tertiary academic centerAcute care useAcute care utilizationEmergency department presentationsTertiary academic centerEmergency room utilizationCancer care costsPeriod 1 yearProvider visitsActive therapyHospital admissionPrimary outcomeCare utilizationOncology patientsAcute careCare useClinic capacityPatient awarenessPhysician comfortClinical pathwayPatientsAcademic centers
2019
Effects of rising drug costs on efforts to control overall cost at a large academic cancer center.
Adelson K, Canavan M, Supalla S, Sedghi T, Chaudhry B, Sinanis N, Gross C. Effects of rising drug costs on efforts to control overall cost at a large academic cancer center. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 2-2. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.27_suppl.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOncology Care ModelLarge academic cancer centerAcute care useAcademic cancer centerPost-acute careMean costCancer CenterCare useDrug costsEmergency department useCost of hospitalizationMean total costValue-based payment programsCost of pharmaceuticalsCancer HospitalCancer careDepartment useTotal episodesInpatient careMedicare claimsCare modelCareEpisodesUtilization categoriesPharmaceutical spending
2017
Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use
Adelson K, Paris J, Horton JR, Hernandez-Tellez L, Ricks D, Morrison RS, Smith CB. Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 13: jop.2016.016808. PMID: 28306372, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2016.016808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care usePC consultationPalliative careHospice referralReadmission ratesAdvanced cancerCancer careOncology servicesCare useStandardized criteriaInpatient oncology serviceReceipt of chemotherapyAdvanced solid tumorsHigh symptom burdenPalliative care consultationProspective cohort studyLength of staySymptom controlCohort studySymptom burdenPrior hospitalizationOncologic careCare consultationsControl subjectsIntervention group