2020
Impact of High-Quality Goals-of-Care Discussions on Oncologist Productivity.
Pintova S, Leibrandt R, Smith CB, Adelson KB, Gonsky JP, Egorova N, Franco R, Bickell NA. Impact of High-Quality Goals-of-Care Discussions on Oncologist Productivity. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e290-e297. PMID: 32048945, DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGOC discussionsAdvanced cancerPatient populationCare discussionsPractice settingsDifferent practice settingsOncologist characteristicsStudy patientsCommunity hospitalRural hospitalsPatientsOncologistsHigh-quality goalsRural settingsSignificant differencesHospitalCancerValue unitsHoursSettingPrognosisPopulationCommunication skillsVisits
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