2024
General versus disease-specific medical oncology consults and impact on inpatient quality of care.
Prsic E, Deshpande H, Wei W, Strait M, Chiang A. General versus disease-specific medical oncology consults and impact on inpatient quality of care. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 20: 321-321. DOI: 10.1200/op.2024.20.10_suppl.321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced practice providersInpatient qualityPost-interventionOncology consultationICU rateEmergency departmentInpatient quality of careQuality of careHospice referral ratesMedical oncology consultationHospice referralOutpatient productionPractice providersLevel of satisfactionClinician satisfactionConsultative carePre-interventionReferral ratesED visitsSurveys pre-Clinician experienceGeneral consultationVisit dataConsultation modelReadmission rates
2023
Advance care planning and hospital outcomes in solid tumour oncology inpatients
Qeska D, Chow R, Balboni T, Kapo J, Zimmermann C, Prsic E. Advance care planning and hospital outcomes in solid tumour oncology inpatients. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2023, 14: e541-e544. PMID: 37500567, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvance care planningHospital mortalityED visitsEmergency departmentCare planningYale-New Haven HospitalObservational cohort analysisIntensive care unitMultivariable logistic regressionSolid tumor malignanciesNew Haven HospitalDecreased readmissionsHospital outcomesOncology inpatientsPatient characteristicsACP documentationHospital readmissionLonger LOSCare unitOncology careRothman IndexCohort analysisPatientsTumor malignancyInpatient teamsAssociation of palliative care and hospital outcomes among solid tumour oncology inpatients
Im J, Chow R, Novosel M, Xiang J, Strait M, Rao V, Kapo J, Zimmermann C, Prsic E. Association of palliative care and hospital outcomes among solid tumour oncology inpatients. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2023, 14: e1349-e1353. PMID: 36849221, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care consultationInpatient palliative care consultationCare consultationsHospital deathHospital outcomesICU admissionPalliative careIntensive care unit useRetrospective chart reviewSite of malignancyEmergency department visitsHospital outcome dataMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayOncology admissionsChart reviewED visitsOncology inpatientsDepartment visitsMultivariable analysisICU levelMedical recordsPatient presentationRothman IndexHigher odds
2022
Association Between Postdischarge Medical Oncology Follow-Up Appointments and Downstream Health Care Use: A Single-Institution Experience
Xiang J, Chow R, Reynoso A, Carafeno T, Deshpande H, Strait M, Prsic E. Association Between Postdischarge Medical Oncology Follow-Up Appointments and Downstream Health Care Use: A Single-Institution Experience. JCO Oncology Practice 2022, 18: e1466-e1474. PMID: 35696632, DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care useED visitsCare useOncology appointmentsAppointment timingPropensity score-matched analysisMultivariable logistic regression modelYale-New Haven HospitalRetrospective cohort studySingle institution experienceEmergency department visitsTertiary academic centerNew Haven HospitalLower ratesLogistic regression modelsOncology admissionsOncology followCause readmissionMost admissionsCohort studyDepartment visitsMedical oncologySubgroup analysisReadmissionAcademic centers