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Lay Health Worker Led Symptom Assessment InterventionUndertreated patient symptoms and resulting acute care use require approaches that improve symptom-burden. Previously a lay health worker (LHW)-led symptom screening intervention was developed for patients with cancer. In pilot work, the intervention was associated with improvements in patient symptom burden and reductions in healthcare use and costs of care at the end of life.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Lay Health Worker Engage, Educate, and Encourage Patients to Share (LEAPS)This randomized pilot clinical trial studies health care coach support in reducing acute care use and cost in patients with cancer. Health care coach support may help cancer patients to make decisions about their care that matches what is important to them with symptom management.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Improving Supportive Care For Patients With Thoracic MalignanciesThe purpose of this study is to use a proactive approach to improve symptom management of patients with thoracic malignancies and ensure receipt of evidence-based cancer care delivery.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
The Power of Patient Advocacy: 10-Year Study Reveals Increased Survival Rates With Enhanced Advance Care PlanningA 10-year follow-up study of a 6-month advance care planning intervention showed significant improvement in patients’ experiences and hospice utilization, with a reduction in end-of-life acute care use. Investigators also observed a sustainable long-term impact on emergency department use and hospitalizations, as well as a significant improvement in overall survival.
The ASCO Post
The Impact of Big Data on Medical DecisionsEnd-of-life decisions are inherently difficult for all concerned. Fortunately for healthcare providers, and in turn the patients they serve, increasingly robust options offer support for data-driven decisions.
Managed Healthcare Executive
Disparities in Acute Leukemia Care Are MultifactorialThe purpose of this study is to determine how socioeconomic status factors influence mortality from Acute Leukemia using a population-based novel linked dataset of the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Database and the National Longitudinal Mortality Study.
Medicalresearch.com
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