Practice Management

As part of a survey of practicing oncologists in the United States, clinicians may have ethical concerns around using artificial intelligence in cancer care.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology updated its vaccine guidelines for patients with cancer — a population that may have a heightened infection risk.

An oncology nurse and pharmacist discuss the multidisciplinary approach to administering TIL therapy in patients with advanced melanoma.

Even though wearable technology can track symptoms and physical activity, among other information, in patients with cancer, more research is needed to determine how it all can benefit the management of these patients by oncology nurses.

An expert discussed how the benefits of mindfulness in patients with cancer can also be applied to oncology nurses.

Wearable technology can track hand hygiene protocol adherence, making wards more aware of their hand washing and sanitizing rates on a weekly basis.

Virtual reality headsets can be used to reduce anxiety in patients with cancer undergoing treatment and as an educational tool for nurses learning how to have difficult conversations with patients.

Oncology practices can create more access to care by leveraging the use of APPs, empowering nurses to practice at the top of their licensure, utilizing nurse navigators, and planning ahead.

An expert discussed how oncology nurses can help social workers seek available financial resources for patients by opening the conversation about any needs to be addressed.

Speaking with patients with cancer about financial toxicity, including available resources to help them pay for treatment and other necessities, can become a collaborative effort within an institution.

Amy Martinez, BSN, RN, OCN, explains how her team incorporated the Timed-Up-and-Go test into their workflows on a radiology unit.

Kizzie Charles, MS, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CNOR, walks through the process of developing a successful quality improvement project in the perioperative oncology setting.

About a quarter of patients with cancer routinely access their electronic health records.

The 3 fundamental coping mechanisms patients should have embedded into their care plan are self-compassion, gratitude, and kindness.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion must be a centerpiece of nursing recruitment and retention.

Patients with multiple myeloma are living longer; therefore, their lifelong treatment expenses can become burdensome.

Remote patient monitoring following CAR T-cell therapy may reduce costs while allowing nurses to maintain a close eye on patient parameters, although more research is needed to refine the process of alerting virtual nurses of potential issues.

Frontline treatment with enfortumab vedotin/pembrolizumab is associated with the highest healthcare costs for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

The increasing use of biosimilars makes prophylaxis with growth factor more cost effective.

Leah Owens, DNP, OCN, RN, shares how the total cost of care changed over time at her institution with the Oncology Care Model.

Electronic patient-reported outcomes may have a place in high-quality cancer care, according to investigators.

Delivering intensive chemotherapy in the outpatient setting may preserve quality of life and lead to significant cost savings, according to investigators.

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.