Center for Business Models in Healthcare, Chicago, IL
Julia Rachel Trosman, Betty Roggenkamp, Paramjeet Khosla, Teresa Lillis, Joanna Martin, Mary Pasquinelli, Eileen Knightly, Shelly S. Lo, Anne Bowman, Selina Lai-ming Chow, Urjeet Patel, Rosa Berardi, Aidnag Diaz, Sheetal Mehta Kircher, Christine B. Weldon
Background: The Institute of Medicine and Commission on Cancer recommend systematic delivery of supportive oncology care for cancer patients. The CSOC is focused on quality improvement (QI) of supportive care across Chicago cancer centers (Weldon ASCO ’17). Supportive oncology includes distress, practical, family, physical, nutrition, pain, fatigue and care concerns. To support QI, cross-institution teams developed unique, relevant tools, methods, care delivery processes, patient handouts and online training. Methods: Ten centers (5 academic, 1 VA, 1 public, 2 safety net, 1 community) implemented supportive oncology screening and care delivery quality improvements. Centers collected data for relevant Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) metrics. Analyses used simple frequencies and Fishers exact test. Results: Five of six QOPI measures were improved at statistically significant levels from 2014 to 2017, p < .00001. Improvements are more modest in 2016 & 2017 as 4 of the centers started this QI in 2017. Conclusions: The CSOC achieved significant improvements in supportive oncology screening and identifying and addressing patients’ needs and concerns. Additional work is needed to improve these measures to achieve the best quality of cancer care possible for every patient based on their needs and concerns.
Measure | QOPI # | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | P-value 2014 to 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients screened for supportive oncology needs, including distress | 24 | 17% (148/843) |
38% (415/1075) |
53% (678/1283) |
69% (537/779) |
< 0.0001 |
Stage IV patients screened for supportive oncology needs, within 30 days of diagnosis | 24 | 6% (27/452) |
15% (58/379) |
22% (78/359) |
35% (91/261) |
< 0.0001 |
Patients with one or more supportive oncology need identified and addressed | 25 | 36% (303/843) |
38% (413/1075) |
46% (587/1283) |
56% (439/779) |
< 0.0001 |
Documented discussion on understanding of illness | 2 | 54% (453/843) |
55 (592/1075) |
66 (627/945) |
55 (432/779) |
NS |
Patients given prognosis time frame (days to weeks, weeks to months, months to years, years+) | 2 | 24% (205/843) |
34% (364/1075) |
43% (403/945) |
44% (340/779) |
< 0.0001 |
Stage IV patients with documented palliative referral | 43 | 15% (68/452) |
43% (163/379) |
36% (128/359) |
36% (94/261) |
< 0.0001 |
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Abstract Disclosures
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First Author: Paramjeet Khosla
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