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
2017
Does oncologist productivity impact goals of care discussions?
Pintova S, Smith C, Adelson K, Gonsky J, Egorova N, Franco R, Bickell N. Does oncologist productivity impact goals of care discussions? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e21675-e21675. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e21675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced cancer patientsGOC discussionsCancer patientsCare discussionsYear prognosisStudy patientsPatient reportsMunicipal HospitalPatientsRural hospitalsOncologistsCommunication skills trainingHospitalCancer treatmentMultivariate modelImpact goalsVisitsValue unitsSkills trainingSignificant relationshipPrognosisRCTsIllnessPrevalence