Outcomes in breast cancer from the patient perspective: Development of an innovative, user-centered platform for collection and reporting of patient-reported data.

Authors

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Elena Tsangaris

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Elena Tsangaris, Rakasa Pattanaik, Joanna O'Gorman, Jessica Means, Noah Sarucia, Elizabeth Frank, Laura Stewart Dominici, Michael J. Hassett, Maria Edelen, Andrea Pusic

Organizations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, Scrum Inc, Cambridge, MA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Research Funding

No funding received
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Background: Transition towards a patient-centered healthcare model has been recognized as an important step towards improving the quality and coordination of breast cancer care. Although evidence suggests that patient self-reporting of quality of life improves clinical care, there are significant barriers to successful collection and use of patient-reported data (PRD) including a lack of a technology designed to fully engage patients and providers, limited electronic health record (EHR) integration, and suboptimal clinical implementation strategies. To address this, our team developed imPROVE, an innovative and customizable patient-reported data (PRD) collection platform consisting of a patient web-application and a clinician portal. Methods: This study was performed as a quality improvement initiative at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Multiple perspectives were sought from key stakeholders to ensure that the content and design of the platform target the needs of the end-users and garners the latest in technological advances. Development and testing were performed using best practices in user-centered design and agile development, and iterative programming sprints followed by stakeholder feedback and testing. Content was evaluated using probing questions about relevance, comprehensiveness, and clarity. Design was assessed through feedback about the look and feel of the platform and its usability. Results: A multidisciplinary team of 28 stakeholders in the field of breast cancer care, patient-reported outcomes research and value-based healthcare was assembled. Recurring group meetings (n = 8), individual patient interviews (n = 23), and two focus groups with the DF/HCC Breast Cancer Advocacy Group, were conducted. The resultant application is a hybrid mHealth application that is supported by iOS and Android and is comprised of five screens (myCare, myStory, myResources, myCommunity, myNotes). Patients are provided written and graphical displays of their PRD as well as tailored resources that are customized depending on their type and stage of treatment. The clinician portal is comprised of an overview table listing all patients enrolled for each individual clinician, as well as individual patient profiles demonstrating demographic, clinical, and outcomes data. Conclusions: imPROVE has the potential to create a paradigm shift in the delivery of care for breast cancer patients. Next steps will include implementation of imPROVE within the breast oncology and plastic surgery services at DFCI and BWH.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Patient Experience; Quality, Safety, and Implementation Science; Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care

Track

Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care,Patient Experience,Quality, Safety, and Implementation Science,Cost, Value, and Policy,Health Care Access, Equity, and Disparities

Sub Track

Integrating Patient Experience Assessment and Patient Reported Outcomes Into Practice

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 28; abstr 188)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.39.28_suppl.188

Abstract #

188

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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