Practice Management

Advanced practice providers were more likely to be impacted by prior authorizations than their physician colleagues, according to survey responses.

Following the pandemic, rates of violence in health care are still high.

Patients who were in the intervention arm were 67% less likely to go to the emergency department in the last days of their life.

The Undiagnosed Cancer Clinic, or UCC, was established with the goal of reducing the time that patients wait for their initial oncology consultation appointments.

Screening for financial toxicity should be routine in cancer care, according to investigators.

The Oncology Care Model did not significantly improve care, yet patients were satisfied with their care and many oncologists overcame their hesitancy towards value-based models.

In a survey, 75% of Black respondents said that racism had impacted their mental health in the workplace.

Clinical navigators helped increase the rate of genomic testing referrals among Black patients with prostate cancer—a group that faces significant health disparities in the care system.

Chemotherapy shortages are affecting patients across the country.

Sarita M. Taylor, BSN, RN, OCN, shares how she mentally recharges outside of the clinic.

Using diagnostic CT scans to create palliation plans may save time and improve the patient experience.

Routine surface wipe testing helps identify specific areas of hazardous drug contamination and guide nurse leaders towards establishing improved protocols.

Heather Niccum Haag, BSN, RN, CCRN, shares how her institution improved patient education with the treatment belzutifan.

Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP, describes how nurses used an app imbedded in the electronic medical record to refer patients to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

A telephone-based weight loss program proved to be efficacious in overweight or obese women with breast cancer and may lead to improved disease outcomes in the long run.

Patient navigation services increased the rates of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings 6-fold amongst women living in rural communities.

To evaluate the prevalence of financial toxicity and observe the effect of Coverage and Cost-of-Care Links, a program providing financial navigation, investigators initiated a nonrandomized study.

An economic analysis showed that neither polatuzumab vedotin nor CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy are likely to be the most cost-effective for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma based on their high costs and current long-term survival estimates.

Physician involvement can determine how much patients benefit from services provided.

The new model of care will seek to increase value-based care for patients receiving chemotherapy.

During the 40th Annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, Sandra Kurtin, PhD, ANP-BC, FAPO, discussed improving health literacy in oncology care.

Buying one for your practice or enhancing the one you have will help you cut costs and boost your financial stability.

Pilot programs based out of Yale Cancer Center and Moffitt Cancer Center seek to improve access for newly diagnosed patients with cancer.

Two oncology nurses with Allegheny Health Network discuss how they guide patients through their diagnosis, treatment, and life after cancer.

Janelle Wagner, RN, OCN, Senior Manager of Patient Navigation Program for Community Sites, discusses the challenges and rewards of nurse navigation in oncology.

Patient experience programs can improve quality of care and decrease organization costs, resulting in a more efficient and less expensive cancer care journey for patients.

Stephanie Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, Oncology Nursing News co-editor in chief, comments on the importance of self-care for oncology nurses.

Deidra Hamilton, MSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG, recently presented on how cancer institutions can clearly define the role of a nurse navigator to prevent scope creep and use gap analysis and metrics to showcase the value of a navigator in their program.

A poster presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium found a trend towards less frequent care refusal when a safety net hospital introduced nurse breast navigators.

While EMRs have improved clinician workflow in recent years, they are not perfect. Paper charts may still have a place in cancer clinical research.