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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
Lay Health Worker-Led Cancer Symptom Screening Intervention and the Effect on Patient-Reported Satisfaction, Health Status, Health Care Use, and Total Costs: Results From a Tri-Part CollaborationWe developed and evaluated the effect of a lay health worker (LHW)-led symptom screening intervention on satisfaction, self-reported overall and mental health, health care use, total costs, and survival.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
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 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
Fighting leukemia and racial inequality at the same timeIt’s hard for anyone to find a bone marrow donor, but Kevin Weston is facing even worse odds. It’s not because of the type of his cancer or even his insurance – it’s because he’s African-American.
KALW Public Media
Medicaid Work Requirements: A Conversation With Dr. Manali PatelThe rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.
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Cancer Disparities and Health Equity: A Policy Statement From the American Society of Clinical OncologyThe rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.
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Policy Statement
