Malnutrition screening: A screening tool for outpatient oncology patients, leveraging EMR data.

Authors

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Jeannine B. Mills

Department of Radiation Oncology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

Jeannine B. Mills, Alice C. Shapiro, Colleen Spees, Elaine Trujillo, Elise Cushman, Natalie Stephens, Sarah Johnson, Alexandra Wood, Kimberly Duffy

Organizations

Department of Radiation Oncology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Frauenshuh Cancer Center Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis, MN, Comprehensive Cancer Center & James Solove Research Inst., The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Lebanon, NH, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, Health Partners Regions Hospital, St Paul, MN, Frauenshuh Cancer Center, St Louis Park, MN, Health Partners Region Hospital, St Paul, MN

Research Funding

Other

Background: The provision of adequate nutritional care in outpatient cancer centers was the focus of a 2016 NAS Workshop, “Assessing Nutrition Care in Outpatient Oncology.” Here we report our internal project evaluating ongoing documentation of a malnutrition screening tool (MST) at 3 national cancer centers (CC). Methods: Screening scores from a validated 2 question MST scale were entered into the EMR. Questions probe for: 1) unintentional weight loss; and 2) eating poorly because of a decreased appetite. A score of ≥ 2 indicated nutrition risk. De-identified oncology clinic visit data were examined monthly to assess MST utilization and scores for radiation and medical oncology patients across the CC’s. Results: Approximately two-thirds (67%) of unique medical oncology patients that visited the CC’s had documented MST data with 9% (n = 144,129) scoring at nutritional risk. MST completion rates were higher in radiation oncology clinics secondary to staff education. Of those that had a valid MST score in radiation clinics, 13% (n = 23,202) of MST scores indicated nutritional risk. Conclusions: The MST is a valid malnutrition screening tool for outpatient oncology patients, yet this tool is not uniformly being utilized nationally. Consistent use of the MST in the electronic medical record and leveraging data on utilization are needed to inform staff compliance, consistency in care, future dietitian staffing patterns, cost/benefit analysis, and health outcomes for oncology patients.

Medical Oncology % Completed MST

AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayAvg
OSU666564676643485052798588898868
HP606366697375737568747679778172
StJ716265656769786369776469676468
69
total unique =144129

Radiation Oncology % Completed MST

AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayAvg
OSU938999969472747271929193949588
HP292640286581797376867173747162
StJ0000727304037474041414025
58n =23202

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Projects Relating to Patient Experience; Projects Relating to Safety; Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care

Track

Projects Relating to Patient Experience,Projects Relating to Safety,Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care

Sub Track

Tools for Care Coordination

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl 30; abstr 275)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.30_suppl.275

Abstract #

275

Poster Bd #

L6

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