Successful creation of an outpatient team-based model for traditionally inpatient chemotherapy.

Authors

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Timothy Edward Kubal

Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

Timothy Edward Kubal, Christopher Salamanca, Katherine Tobon, Amber Lubas, Diedra K. Frantz, Rebecca Nelson, Melissa Smith, Karen Wartenberg, Jeffrey E. Lancet

Organizations

Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL

Research Funding

No funding received
None.

Background: In 2014, due to increased demand for inpatient hospital beds and subsequent patient dissatisfaction due to delays for patients receiving scheduled chemotherapy, Moffitt Cancer Center created a multi-disciplinary team to transition traditionally inpatient chemotherapy regimens into the outpatient setting. Methods: A Team composed of Physicians, Pharmacists, PA’s/ARNP’s, Social work, Infusion Nursing and IT drove initiation and implementation of new processes from 2014-Current with gradual increases in patient volumes and continued high quality and patient safety. Results: Over the examined 5 year time period, HyperCVAD Arm A, DA-EPOCH, Blinatumomab and Liposomal Daunorubicin and Cytarabine (Vyxeos) were transitioned into the outpatient setting. 667 total cycles of chemotherapy were transitioned into the outpatient setting, saving 4,386 inpatient days over the examined time period. Hospitalization was required in 22 of 667 cycles (3.3%) with no attributable mortality due to outpatient administration. Examination of potential financial impact was consistent with an estimated favorable impact to overall margin of $3,153,534 due to backfill of inpatient beds. Conclusions: Outpatient delivery of traditionally inpatient chemotherapy is safe and effective with the potential for reduction in delays for scheduled chemotherapy patients and favorable financial impact. Critical to success is the creation of an empowered, cross functional leadership team and a gradual and sequential approach to implementation.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A: Cost, Value, and Policy; Health Equity and Disparities

Track

Cost, Value, and Policy,Health Care Access, Equity, and Disparities

Sub Track

Team-Based Approaches to Care Delivery

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 27; abstr 86)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.27_suppl.86

Abstract #

86

Poster Bd #

G1

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