2020
Conducting Goals-of-Care Discussions Takes Less Time Than Imagined.
Pintova S, Leibrandt R, Smith CB, Adelson KB, Gonsky J, Egorova N, Franco R, Bickell NA. Conducting Goals-of-Care Discussions Takes Less Time Than Imagined. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e1499-e1506. PMID: 32749930, DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGOC discussionsCare discussionsAdvanced solid tumor cancersDifferent hospital typesLength of encounterSolid tumor cancersTotal encounter timePatient ageAdvanced cancerHospital typeRural hospitalsMedicare coveragePatientsCancer progressionOncologistsMultivariate modelEncounter timeVisitsSignificant differencesCancerProgressionMinutesLess timeCommon misperceptionsPrognosis
2019
Thirty-Day Readmissions in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: Room for Improvement?
Solomon R, Egorova N, Adelson K, Smith CB, Franco R, Bickell NA. Thirty-Day Readmissions in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: Room for Improvement? JCO Oncology Practice 2019, 15: e410-e419. PMID: 30925070, DOI: 10.1200/jop.18.00500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher readmission ratesReadmission ratesMetastatic cancerPreventable readmissionsTeaching hospitalNew York State hospital dischargesThirty-day readmissionState hospital dischargeSkilled nursing facilitiesCompeting-risks modelReadmission likelihoodAdvanced diseaseDischarge homeDischarge dispositionHospital dischargeYounger patientsReadmission reduction effortsHospice dischargeFemale sexHospital typeReadmissionNursing facilitiesPatientsHealth needsYounger age