2023
Multidisciplinary teams, efficient communication, procedure services, and telehealth improve cirrhosis care: A qualitative study
Serper M, Agha A, Garren P, Taddei T, Kaplan D, Groeneveld P, Werner R, Shea J. Multidisciplinary teams, efficient communication, procedure services, and telehealth improve cirrhosis care: A qualitative study. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0157. PMID: 37219845, PMCID: PMC10208700, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCirrhosis careMedical CenterSpecialty Care Access Network-ExtensionMultidisciplinary teamCommunity Health care OutcomesManagement of complicationsPatients' social needsSame-day accessHealth care outcomesHigh-quality careComplex patient casesStaff discomfortPhysical examinationPrimary careCare coordinationPatient forgetfulnessCancer specialistsHepatology careClinicians' perceptionsPerson careTelehealth useTimely careTelehealth uptakeCare outcomes
2022
Using Telemedicine to Facilitate Patient Communication and Treatment Decision-Making Following Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Review for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Choi DT, Sada YH, Sansgiry S, Kaplan DE, Taddei TH, Aguilar JK, Strayhorn M, Hernaez R, Davila JA. Using Telemedicine to Facilitate Patient Communication and Treatment Decision-Making Following Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Review for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2022, 54: 623-631. PMID: 35773376, PMCID: PMC9247952, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-022-00844-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCommunicationCOVID-19HumansLiver NeoplasmsPandemicsPilot ProjectsTelemedicineConceptsVA Medical CenterHepatocellular carcinomaTreatment recommendationsPerson visitsPatient's perspectiveTumor board recommendationsTumor board reviewCancer care deliveryUse of telemedicineDelivery of careTypes of cancerMTB recommendationsTelemedicine visitsTelemedicine interventionsTreatment referralMedical CenterSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPatientsPilot interventionCare deliveryPatient communicationCancer informationPilot studyAcceptable alternativeIntervention development