1. What is the decision or change (e.g., clinical topic, practice guideline, system design, delivery of care you are facing or struggling with where a summary of the evidence would be helpful?
Question: How do telehealth encounters in patients with cancer impact treatment adherence, symptom management, and quality of life
Population:
Patients with a cancer diagnosis
Outcomes:
Treatment adherence, patient satisfaction, Quality of Life
Setting; ambulatory/home care
2. Why are you struggling with this issue?
Patients with cancer face barriers in getting to ambulatory appointments, the frequency of symptom assessments and treatment administration.
Telehealth may be underutilized in patients with cancer and could be explored as means to improve access to care, especially in those with transportation barriers and those in rural settings.
Studies exploring the possible utilization and effects of telehealth in patients with cancer are limited.
There is variation in what types of patient encounters are performed and reimbursed via telehealth.
3. What do you want to see changed? How will you know that your issue is improving or has been addressed?
Nurses and advanced practice providers will be more heavily leveraged in providing telehealth care to patients with cancer to assess symptoms and side effects, monitor treatment adherence and provide early intervention for progressing symptoms.
Reimbursement for telehealth encounters in patients with cancer will not be a barrier to telehealth utilization.
4. When do you need the evidence report?
Monday, 07/31/2023
5. What will you do with the evidence report?
Use the outcomes of telehealth encounters in patients with cancer to make recommendations to healthcare institutions about how to care for patients remotely.
Provide education to nurses and advanced practice providers about the types of encounters that can be performed safely in patients with cancer.
Optional Information About You
What is your role or perspective? Professional Society
If you are you making a suggestion on behalf of an organization, please state the name of the organization. Oncology Nursing Society
May we contact you if we have questions about your nomination? Yes
