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Increasing Equitable Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Follow-up
Project Description Lung cancer screening (LCS) using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can help reduce lung cancer mortality, but it requires annual screening and timely follow-up to be most…
ENGAGE: Expanding Access to Genetic Services for Childhood Cancer Survivors Through Telehealth
Project Description Childhood cancer survivors face a lifelong risk of developing subsequent cancers, yet many lack access to genetic counseling and testing due to geographic, financial, and health…
Transportation Assistance in Gynecologic Oncology
Project Description Cancer care often requires frequent travel to and from appointments, hospitals, and treatments. Many patients, however, do not have consistent access to reliable and affordable transportation…
AHOPS: Advanced Hematologic Malignancy Outpatient Service
Project Description Patients with hematologic malignancies often have unpredictable and intensive care needs. Patients with leukemia, for example, require frequent infusion appointments but cannot always be seen by…
E-Consults: Reducing Wait Times for Patients with Blood Disorders
Project Description Wait times to see a physician, particularly a specialist, have steadily increased over the last several years. Recent data found the average wait time for…
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…
Demonstrating the Value, Safety, and Feasibility of Telehealth in Clinical Trials
Project Description The use of telehealth increased rapidly and dramatically as a form of healthcare delivery at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has created opportunities to…
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…
Financial Navigation Program for Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Project Description Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells which is currently incurable and often requires systemic therapy for the duration of a patient’s life–which for…
Electronic Health Record Nudges to Improve Equitable Genetic Screening in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Project Description Recent years have seen an increase in rates of young-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), a diagnosis of CRC prior to the age of 50. When CRC is…