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Predictive Algorithm to Improve Financial Toxicity Monitoring in Patients with Cancer

Project Description Financial hardship, which is affected by socioeconomic and clinical factors such as health insurance, employment, social support, income, cancer type and stage, and treatment plans, impacts approximately…

Decision Tree to Improve Access for People with Gynecologic Cancer

Project Description Gynecologic cancers—a category including cervical, uterine, and all other forms of cancer that originate in the female reproductive system—affect roughly 100,000 women each year. Unfortunately, for many…

Default EHR Orders to Increase Palliative Care Referrals In a Large Community Oncology Network

Project Description For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care can holistically improve their quality of life through pain relief, symptom management, and psychosocial support. Palliative care also provides support…

Examining Racial Bias in Predictive Analytic Tools to More Equitably Distribute Care to At-Risk Veterans

Project Description In order to target care resources equitably and efficiently, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has implemented novel predictive analytic tools in clinical care settings, including the Care…

Increasing Rates of Serious Illness Conversations through Patient and Clinician Nudges

Project Description A national guideline-endorsed practice, serious illness conversations (SICs) are an opportunity for patients to share their wishes, care preferences, values, and goals as their disease progresses. They…

Connected Health Approaches to Improve Serious Illness Communication Among Patients with Incurable Cancer

Project Description Many patients with incurable cancer undergo treatment and acute care utilization that is discordant with their preferences, particularly near the end of life. Early conversations about prognosis…

iSMART: Implementation Strategies for Monitoring Adherence in Real Time for Oral Anticancer Therapies

Project Description Oral therapies in the treatment of lung cancer have unique side effect profiles that can lead to suboptimal adherence if not adequately managed, contributing ultimately to decreased…

Identifying Risk Factors For Persistent Opioid Use Following Major Cancer Surgery

Project Description Opioid treatment is a standard of care for acute post-surgical pain. Most research on risk and mitigation factors for persistent opioid usage after surgery has focused on…