Qualifying patients can now receive their chemotherapy treatments at home, thanks to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s pilot program, Oncology Clinic at Home.

Chevon Rariy, MD, medical director of endocrinology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) Chicago, and the Telehealth Program director for the CTCA, recently spoke to Targeted Oncology

, sister publication of Oncology Nursing News

, about patient eligibility criteria, how the nurse fosters relations between the oncologist and patient, and how telehealth was well positioned to make cancer care more accessible.She shared that “there’s no magic tool to increase access to oncology care, but telehealth is a tool which can be leveraged.”

The Oncology Clinic at Home program, which is currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, delivers oncology care to patients so long as they are in good enough health to not require a hospital visit, can tolerate their medication in an in-patient setting, have reliable internet service, own a mobile device such as a laptop or mobile, and have insurance policies which cover the treatments. The program currently treats breast, lung, prostate, head and neck, colorectal and some genitourinary cancers.

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Chevon Rariy, MD, outlines patient eligibility criteria, and the alterations to the nurse patient relationship, as CTCA launches the novel Oncology Clinic at Home Program. 

Cancer Care More Accessible Thanks to Launch of Telehealth and In-Home Infusion programs

Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s Oncology Clinic at Home is a pilot program which allows qualifying patients to receive their chemotherapy treatments in their own home.

Chevon Rariy, MD, medical director of Endocrinology and the Telehealth Program director for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) Chicago, recently spoke to Targeted Oncology

,about the launch of the In-Home Infusion Program and what the shift in care represents for the nurses supporting these patients.

The Oncology Clinic at Home Program, which is currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, delivers oncology care to patients so long as they are in good enough health to not require a hospital visit, can tolerate their medication in an in-patient setting, have reliable internet service, own a mobile device such as a laptop or mobile, and have insurance policies which cover the treatments. The program currently treats breast, lung, prostate, head and neck, colorectal and some genitourinary cancers.

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“I certainly think it is an opportunity to improve the nurse-patient relationship.”  

At-Home Infusion Program to Change Nurse-Patient Relationship

Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s pilot program, Oncology Clinic at Home, allows qualifying patients to receive their chemotherapy treatments in their own home.

Chevon Rariy, MD, medical director of Endocrinology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) Chicago, and the Telehealth Program director for the CTCA, recently spoke to Targeted Oncology

, about the effect of the pandemic on telehealth programs and the benefits that telehealth provides for patients with cancer.

“When the pandemic hit, telehealth was well positioned to be a powerful tool. It really was the silver lining in the entire shift in care.”

Chevon Rariy, MD

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