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Telemedicine and Cancer Rehabilitation: Learning from the Pandemic

Project Description Telemedicine experienced major growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, filling a suddenly urgent need for safe, remote alternatives to the doctor’s office. Telemedicine technologies, which primarily involve phone…

Pioneering Radiation Oncology Episode Payment

Project Description Whereas payment for radiotherapy treatment has historically been fee-for-service, Penn Medicine has pioneered episode-based payment: bundling payments for radiation services within a defined period of care as…

PLUS: Promoting Lung Cancer Screening Among Screening-Eligible Individuals in Environmentally Burdened Communities Through Enhanced Risk Communication

Project Description In the city of Philadelphia, lung cancer incidence and mortality rates exceed state and national rates. Both smoking and air pollutants are known risk factors for lung…

PROSPR: Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening Process

Project Description Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, with the lowest 5-year relative survival rates of all cancer types. Lung cancer incidence and mortality rates are…

Cancer Care at Home

Project Description Each year, about 1.8 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer. Historically, nearly all life-extending cancer treatment has been delivered in outpatient or hospital settings. Within a year…

Characteristics of Physicians Participating in Medicare’s Oncology Care Model Bundled Payment Program

Project Description The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is Medicare’s first bundled payment program for patients with cancer. PC3I Researchers examined baseline characteristics of OCM physician participants and markets with…

Hospital Type and Utilization, Prices, and Financial Burden of Cancer Surgeries in the United States

Project Description In this initiative, PC3I researchers examined the relationship between hospital types and utilization, prices and financial burden, and spending for major cancer surgeries among privately insured patients…

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…

Patient, Clinician, and Administrator Experiences with Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Unnecessary Hospitalizations and ED Visits During Cancer Treatment

Project Description Seventy-five percent of patients with advanced cancer are hospitalized in the year after diagnosis and one in six patients with advanced cancer are admitted three or more…

Approaches to Foster Economic Sustainability of Precision Cancer Medicine and Cell Therapies

Project Description This initiative examines the high price effectiveness and value of precision cancer medicine and cell and gene therapies. Projects have included a major symposium on cell…