2017
Early integration of supportive oncology consultation for hospitalized cancer patients.
Woodfield K, Adelson K, Horton J, Smith C. Early integration of supportive oncology consultation for hospitalized cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 136-136. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.31_suppl.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPC consultationPalliative careCancer patientsImproved symptom controlHospital day 2Stage IV diseasePlan of careNon-pain symptomsAdvanced practice nursesHealth care resourcesMajority of casesUncontrolled symptomsSymptom controlChart reviewDays hospitalizationMedian timeHospice utilizationOncology consultationOncology servicesPractice nursesHospice usePC needsReferral criteriaPancreatic cancerSolid malignanciesStandardized 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
2013
Standardized criteria for required palliative care consultation on the solid tumor oncology service.
Adelson K, Paris J, Smith C, Horton J, Morrison R. Standardized criteria for required palliative care consultation on the solid tumor oncology service. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 37-37. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.31_suppl.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care consultationPalliative careReadmission ratesHospice utilizationASCO guidelinesPC consultationCare consultationsMortality indexStandardized criteriaComparing group 1Improved symptom controlPalliative care consultStage IV diseaseHigh symptom burdenHealth care resourcesCare consultUncontrolled symptomsHospital deathST patientsSymptom controlSymptom burdenDays hospitalizationPrimary outcomeAdvanced cancerStay index