Telemedicine and Burnout-How Enhancing Operational Support Can Improve Digital Health Tools
Cancer J. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;30(1):31-33. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000698.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unprecedented growth in telemedicine due to the need to provide safe access to care during a global pandemic. The regulatory, compliance, and payment policy landscape favorably changed, paving the way for growth in utilization. Despite these favorable changes in the landscape, operational and technical burdens remained barriers to optimal use of telemedicine. Investments in operational processes and vendor selection can improve the patient and clinician experience in using telemedicine, so this digita...
Source: Cancer Journal - January 24, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Debra Patt Colleen O'Neill Source Type: research
Digital Health for Oncological Care
Cancer J. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;30(1):34-39. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000693.ABSTRACTDigital health tools extend well beyond telemedicine, holding great potential to advance oncological care. We survey digital health and provide recommendations across the health continuum, tailoring them to oncology, including prevention, detection and diagnosis, and treatment and monitoring. Within the prevention realm, we review wellness technologies, cancer screening, mental health solutions, and digital biomarkers. For detection and diagnosis, we describe existing and emerging solutions for remote patient monitoring and various means to ca...
Source: Cancer Journal - January 24, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Adam B Cohen Lee H Schwamm Source Type: research
Telehealth and Technology: New Directions in Cancer Care
Cancer J. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;30(1):40-45. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000692.ABSTRACTTelehealth is a broad concept that refers to any delivery of health care in real time using technologies to connect people or information that are not in the same physical location. Until fairly recently, telehealth was more aspiration than reality. This situation changed radically due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a near-overnight inability for patients to be seen for routine management of chronic health conditions, including those with cancer. The purpose of this brief narrative review is to outline some areas where emerging...
Source: Cancer Journal - January 24, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: James Yu Carolyn Petersen Sonya Reid S Trent Rosenbloom Jeremy L Warner Source Type: research
Telemedicine and Cancer: Shifting a Paradigm of Care
Cancer J. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;30(1):1. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000700.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38265918 | DOI:10.1097/PPO.0000000000000700 (Source: Cancer Journal)
Source: Cancer Journal - January 24, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Anne C Chiang Source Type: research
Telehealth in Cancer Care: Inequities, Barriers, and Opportunities
Cancer J. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;30(1):2-7. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000694.ABSTRACTTelecommunications technology began to be integrated into health care delivery by the mid-1900s, with the goal of increasing access to care including access to cancer care.There have been at least 3 significant telehealth expansion periods, with the most recent related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology uptake increased in the 1990s as quality improved, costs came down, and usability factors were addressed. As telehealth practice transitioned to use of personal devices, the COVID-19 pandemic arose, and necessity compelled widespread telehealth...
Source: Cancer Journal - January 24, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ana Maria Lopez Source Type: research
