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
Oncology hospitalist impact on hospice utilization
Prsic E, Morris J, Adelson K, Parker N, Gombos E, Kottarathara M, Novosel M, Castillo L, Rothberg BE. Oncology hospitalist impact on hospice utilization. Cancer 2023, 129: 3797-3804. PMID: 37706601, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical oncology serviceOncology servicesEnd of lifeAdvanced cancerInpatient hospiceHospice utilizationHigher total health care costsTotal health care costsComfort-focused careInpatient oncology serviceSmilow Cancer HospitalAdjusted odds ratioLength of staySolid tumor malignanciesLong-term survivalMultivariable linear regressionHealth care costsElectronic medical recordsHospice transitionUnplanned hospitalizationDischarge dispositionHospice referralInpatient managementLate referralCancer Hospital
2015
Outpatient palliative care encounters in stage IV lung cancer care: An institutional review.
Rizk S, Prsic E, Rafelson W, Reagan J, Taber A. Outpatient palliative care encounters in stage IV lung cancer care: An institutional review. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 128-128. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.29_suppl.128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerStandard oncologic careStage IV non-small cell lung cancerPalliative carePC interventionsOverall survivalSick visitsRetrospective analysisPC groupLung cancer carePalliative care encountersUtilization of emergencyLines of chemotherapyOutpatient palliative careReceipt of chemotherapyEmergency department visitsCell lung cancerCommon practice patternsStudy inclusion criteriaSignificant differencesPC encountersHospice referralDepartment visitsMultidisciplinary clinicOncologic care