Coordination of Care/Care Transitions

Baylor Scott and White McClinton Cancer Center (BSWMCC) is a comprehensive community cancer center located in Central Texas offering medical and radiation oncology services, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and lymphedema therapy, with approximately 275 patient encounters daily.

The moment a patient is diagnosed with cancer their entire world changes; cancer is not the same for any patient.

Transitional care (TC) is a series of interventions aimed at improving outcomes for patients who are experiencing a change in care status, such as hospital to home.

Investing in a dedicated lay staff to facilitate admissions and discharges across care settings can lead to meaningful improvements in healthcare utilization and quality, and in the overall patient experience, according to results from a pilot program presented by Mark Liu, MHA, at the 2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium.

Oncology nurse navigators and multidisciplinary models of care have been shown to improve outcomes for patients with cancer.

The use of acuity scales to assess cancer patient needs when undergoing treatment is gaining recognition as a way to optimize caseloads for patient navigators (PNs).

A 21-year-old with carcinoma of the nasopharynx was first evaluated by the Head and Neck Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in April 2020.

The process of screening and/or detection to the actual diagnosis of lung cancer involves multiple specialties and diagnostic testing, which can be quite daunting for an individual and his/her family.

Low enrollment rates for cancer clinical trials have been an ongoing barrier to scientific advances in oncology care.

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is the main public hospital in Kenya delivering comprehensive cancer care and receives patients from throughout the country.