2022
Oncology-hospitalist co-management: A model for efficient, high-quality care and education.
Morris J, Prsic E, Parker N, Weber U, Gombos E, Kottarathara M, Rothberg BE, Adelson K. Oncology-hospitalist co-management: A model for efficient, high-quality care and education. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 1-1. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.28_suppl.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly discharge ratesReadmission ratesOncologist satisfactionIntervention teamHospitalist comanagementInpatient oncology serviceSmilow Cancer HospitalOutcome metricsHigher readmission ratesLength of stayMultidisciplinary steering groupHigh-quality careInternal medicine hospitalistsIllness scoresOncology teamCancer HospitalComparator groupOncology servicesPatient populationOutcome comparisonsCase volumeImprovement interventionsPDSA cyclesOncologistsPDSA 2
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
2017
Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use
Adelson K, Paris J, Horton JR, Hernandez-Tellez L, Ricks D, Morrison RS, Smith CB. Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 13: jop.2016.016808. PMID: 28306372, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2016.016808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care usePC consultationPalliative careHospice referralReadmission ratesAdvanced cancerCancer careOncology servicesCare useStandardized criteriaInpatient oncology serviceReceipt of chemotherapyAdvanced solid tumorsHigh symptom burdenPalliative care consultationProspective cohort studyLength of staySymptom controlCohort studySymptom burdenPrior hospitalizationOncologic careCare consultationsControl subjectsIntervention group
2013
Standardized criteria for required palliative care consultation on the solid tumor oncology service.
Adelson K, Paris J, Smith C, Horton J, Morrison R. Standardized criteria for required palliative care consultation on the solid tumor oncology service. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 37-37. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.31_suppl.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care consultationPalliative careReadmission ratesHospice utilizationASCO guidelinesPC consultationCare consultationsMortality indexStandardized criteriaComparing group 1Improved symptom controlPalliative care consultStage IV diseaseHigh symptom burdenHealth care resourcesCare consultUncontrolled symptomsHospital deathST patientsSymptom controlSymptom burdenDays hospitalizationPrimary outcomeAdvanced cancerStay index