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
2017
Association of Provider Specialty and Multidisciplinary Care With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Mortality
Serper M, Taddei TH, Mehta R, D’Addeo K, Dai F, Aytaman A, Baytarian M, Fox R, Hunt K, Goldberg DS, Valderrama A, Kaplan DE, Group V. Association of Provider Specialty and Multidisciplinary Care With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Mortality. Gastroenterology 2017, 152: 1954-1964. PMID: 28283421, PMCID: PMC5664153, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.02.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularChi-Square DistributionDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleGastroenterologistsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioOncologistsPatient Care TeamPractice Patterns, Physicians'Proportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpecializationSurgeonsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsRetrospective cohort studyMultidisciplinary tumor boardHealth system factorsHepatocellular carcinomaHCC therapyCohort studyOverall survivalTumor boardTime-varying Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelActive hepatocellular carcinomaOutcomes of patientsProportional hazards modelHepatocellular carcinoma treatmentVeterans Administration HospitalSystem factorsLiver transplantationActive therapyLiver resectionTransarterial therapiesMedical oncologistsMultidisciplinary careSubspecialist carePatient survivalAblative therapy
2013
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Taddei TH. A Multidisciplinary Approach. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2013, 47: s27-s29. PMID: 23632364, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31829331de.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaPatient selectionLiver cancerManagement of HCCBurden of tumorSolid organ tumorsProper patient selectionContinuum of careEvidence-based guidancePalliative therapySystemic therapyAppropriate therapyLiver diseaseLiver functionCancer deathOrgan tumorsClinical trialsTumor boardPotential therapyNew therapiesBetter outcomesMultidisciplinary teamPatientsTherapyMultidisciplinary conference