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Embedding Cancer Clinical Pathways in the Electronic Health Record for Value-Based Care
Project Description Clinical pathways help to reduce variation in cancer treatment and care, and have been shown to reduce costs as well as improve patient outcomes. In spite of…
Charu Aggarwal
Leslye M. Heisler Associate Professor for Lung Cancer Excellence Physician Lead, Airways Malignancies Clinical Research, Abramson Cancer Center Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH is the Director of the Program in…
Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju
Helen O. Dickens Presidential Professor, Perelman School of Medicine Surgical Director, Rena Rowan Breast Center, Abramson Cancer Center Chief of Breast Surgery, Penn Medicine Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MA,…
Ramy Sedhom
Medical Oncologist and Palliative Care Physician, Penn Medicine – Princeton Medical Center Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine Ramy Sedhom, M.D. is the Director for the…
IMPACT: Improving Access to Cancer Clinical Trials
Project Description Lazarex Cancer Foundation established a pilot financial reimbursement program in 2013 aiming to remove financial barriers to clinical trial participation for patients with cancer. There was a…
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…
RadComp: Radiotherapy Comparative Effectiveness
Project Description Nearly 3 million women are living with breast cancer in the United States. Radiotherapy plays a major curative role in the treatment of breast cancers. Because of…
Nudges Informed by Behavioral Economics to Increase Utilization of Higher-Value Cancer Drugs
Project Description Identifying effective ways to promote high-value, evidence-based prescribing is particularly important in cancer care, where spending is estimated to surpass $170 billion by 2020, driven in large…
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…
Direct and Spillover Impact of Utilization Management Policy on Uptake of Hypofractionated Radiation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Project Description Breast cancer accounts for the largest portion of cancer-related spending in the United States. Prior work has shown that while hypofractionated radiation following breast conservation surgery is…