2023
The association between systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) at the end of life (EOL) and acute care use among patients treated at oncology practices participating in the Oncology Care Model (OCM).
Canavan M, Sheth K, Scott J, Westvold S, Adelson K. The association between systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) at the end of life (EOL) and acute care use among patients treated at oncology practices participating in the Oncology Care Model (OCM). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 6580-6580. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.6580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic anticancer therapyDay of deathOncology Care ModelEnd of lifeAcute care useIntensive care unitInpatient admissionsED visitsCare useReceipt of chemotherapyAcute care utilizationEmergency department useProportion of decedentsRates of chemotherapyChi-square testICU stayIO therapyCare unitCare utilizationInpatient stayCT patientsDepartment useHospice useCare metricsOncology practice
2016
End-of-Life Care Intensity and Hospice Use
Wang SY, Aldridge MD, Gross CP, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Bradley E. End-of-Life Care Intensity and Hospice Use. Medical Care 2016, 54: 672-678. PMID: 27111747, PMCID: PMC4907842, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife care intensityHospital referral regionsShort hospice enrollmentEmergency department useCare intensityHospice useHospice enrollmentDepartment useLife careIntensive care unit admissionOverall hospice useCare unit admissionProportion of decedentsMonths of lifeUnit admissionICU admissionICU daysPatient characteristicsIntensive careLowest quintileReferral regionsIntensive endShort stayAORNumber of days