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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,…
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…
Katharine Rendle
Associate Director, Mixed Methods Research Lab Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine Katharine A. Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH, is Director at the Penn…
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…