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 centersOncology Medical Home: ASCO and COA Standards
Woofter K, Kennedy EB, Adelson K, Bowman R, Brodie R, Dickson N, Gerber R, Fields KK, Murtaugh C, Polite B, Paschall M, Skelton M, Zoet D, Cox JV. Oncology Medical Home: ASCO and COA Standards. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 17: 475-492. PMID: 34255551, DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvivorship care plansEvidence baseClinical pathwayCare plansExpert panelSystematic reviewLong-term outcome dataGoals of careEvidence-based careLife care discussionsTeam-based careInformal consensus processEvidence-based medicineMeasurement of outcomesPeer-reviewed journalsSurvivorship careChemotherapy safetyCare discussionsInclusion criteriaOutcome dataPatient engagementEvidence reviewExpert consensusPeer-reviewed studiesCare delivery
2020
Patient and Family Caregiver Considerations When Selecting Early Breast Cancer Treatment: Implications for Clinical Pathway Development
Schulman-Green D, Cherlin E, Capasso R, Mougalian SS, Wang S, Gross CP, Bajaj PS, Eakle K, Patel S, Douglas K, Adelson K. Patient and Family Caregiver Considerations When Selecting Early Breast Cancer Treatment: Implications for Clinical Pathway Development. The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 2020, 13: 683-697. PMID: 32508006, DOI: 10.1007/s40271-020-00426-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily caregiversTreatment optionsDecision regretHealth care system issuesEarly breast cancer treatmentCaregiver considerationsCancer treatment patternsInitial definitive treatmentClinical pathway developmentBreast cancer treatmentFamily caregivers' perspectivesConsideration of patientsDecision pathwaysFindings patientsDefinitive treatmentTreatment patternsSpouse/partnerBreast cancerClinical pathwayTreatment decisionsCancer statusPatientsStage ICaregiver perspectivesTreatment plan
2013
Development of a new oncology quality metric: The rate of evidence-based adherence.
Adelson K, Holcombe R. Development of a new oncology quality metric: The rate of evidence-based adherence. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 84-84. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.31_suppl.84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based adherenceClinical evidenceEvidence-based practiceEvidence-based clinical pathwayElectronic health recordsNCCN guidelinesBreast groupDose modificationCancer CenterDisease groupClinical trialsClinical pathwayPatient careProportion of protocolsHealth recordsProvider ratesAdherenceGroup rateElectronic protocolFirst cycleGroupWide variationChemotherapyNumber of timesIndividual protocols