Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, and director of Cancer Survivorship at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, discusses the importance of measuring outcomes in survivorship care.

Considerations must be made for both the clinical side and the business side, which is where metrics come in. In order for healthcare to work, outcomes need to be measured and evaluated. This gives guidance for improvement as well as financial implications.

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Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, discusses the importance of measuring outcomes in survivorship care for patients with cancer.

Jennifer Klemp on Measuring Survivorship Outcomes

Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, and director of Cancer Survivorship at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, discusses ways to reduce the cost to the patient for survivorship visits.

Two methods that are used at Klemp's center are integrating visits with follow-up care visits and risk stratification. Risk stratification is creating a personalized care plan for each survivor, ensuring that they see all the specialists that they need to, and that there isn't any redundancy or unnecessary treatments.

Dr. Jennifer Klemp discusses ways to reduce the costs of survivorship visits for survivors of cancer.

Jennifer Klemp on the Cost of Survivorship Visits

Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, director, Breast Cancer Survivorship Center, The University of Kansas Cancer Center, discusses how to talk to a patient about genetics and cancer risk.

Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH

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