Identification of target population in the implementation of navigator-delivered home ePRO for patients with cancer receiving treatment.

Authors

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Jayasree Krishnan

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Jayasree Krishnan, Chelsea L. McGowen, Sheila K. McElhany, Bryanna E. Diaz, Carrie C. McNair, Nicole E. Caston, D'Ambra Dent, Stacey A. Ingram, Keyonsis Hildreth, Jeffrey Franks, Andres Azuero, Courtney J. Andrews, Chao-Hui Huang, Doris Howell, Bryan J Weiner, Bradford E. Jackson, Ethan Basch, Angela M. Stover, Gabrielle Betty Rocque, Jennifer Young Pierce

Organizations

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute, Mobile, AL, Strayer University, Washington, DC, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, Medical University of South Carolina, Mount Pleasant, SC

Research Funding

U.S. National Institutes of Health
U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Background: One key challenge of practice transformation activities, such as remote symptom monitoring (RSM) using electronic patient reported outcomes (ePROs), is identification of patients starting treatment. In real-world settings, reliance on referrals is likely to miss patients. We describe the difficulties encountered in patient identification and the subsequent changes implemented in protocol to remediate this. Methods: We conducted two PDSA cycles focused on identification and engagement of patients for RSM at the Mitchel Cancer Institute (MCI). Target patient capture was > 75%. Modifications to the patient identification process were documented. Schedules of physicians participating in the RSM program were reviewed from 6/2021 – 5/2022 to identify eligible patients. Patients were considered eligible if they were starting chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy. Patients seeking a second opinion were excluded. Patient demographics, cancer type, cancer stage, and PROs were abstracted from electronic health records and the PRO platform (Carevive). Initial clinic roll-out was conducted in gynecologic oncology, with expansion to breast and thoracic oncology in 10/2021 and 3/2022, respectively. The proportion of eligible patients approached per month was reported. Results: In the first PDSA cycle, the eligibility criteria was defined. Although clinical trials included advanced disease, non-clinical staff screening expressed concern about determining advanced vs. early-stage disease. Thus, inclusion criteria was broadened to include all patients starting treatments. From 6/2021 –8/2021, navigators identified patients by screening patients who presented for chemo-education visits. The navigation team approached 23 patients during this period. However, this process didn’t identify all eligible patients as not all patients beginning treatment received chemo-education visits. In PDSA Cycle 2, the process for new patient contact from initial call for appointment through treatment was reviewed. The implementation team screened all patients in a physician’s schedule a week prior to the office visit as well as on the day of visit. This updated process identified all eligible patients starting either intravenous or oral chemotherapy. The recruitment process was modified to screen the physician schedules rather than chemo educator visits. From 9/2022-5/22, the proportion of eligible patients identified and approached remained high at 100%. This methodological screening process helped the navigation team identify all eligible patients in an efficient manner and they reported comfort in expanding to additional disease teams. Conclusions: Systematic screening of physician schedules can be successfully leveraged for patient identification and reduce time spent manually screening for eligible patients by non-clinical navigators. Clinical trial information: NCT04809740.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B

Track

Palliative and Supportive Care,Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care,Quality, Safety, and Implementation Science

Sub Track

Quality Improvement Research and Implementation Science

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT04809740

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 28; abstr 351)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.28_suppl.351

Abstract #

351

Poster Bd #

D24

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