Patient‐centered, evidence‐based, and cost‐conscious cancer care across the continuum: Translating the Institute of Medicine report into clinical practice

L Nekhlyudov, L Levit, A Hurria… - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In 2013, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concluded that cancer care in the United
States is in crisis. Patients and their families are not receiving the information that they need …

Providing clinicians and patients with actual prognosis: cancer in the context of competing causes of death

N Howlader, AB Mariotto, S Woloshin… - Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background To isolate progress against cancer from changes in competing causes of death,
population cancer registries have traditionally reported cancer prognosis (net measures) …

The surveillance, epidemiology, and end results cancer survival calculator SEER* CSC: validation in a managed care setting

EJ Feuer, BA Rabin, Z Zou, Z Wang… - Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Nomograms for prostate and colorectal cancer are included in the Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Cancer Survival Calculator, under development by …

Decision support to promote healthy weights in children

B Gance-Cleveland, K Gilbert, L Gilbert… - The Journal for Nurse …, 2014 - Elsevier
Using health information technology to facilitate decision support and consumer
engagement is a major component of federal electronic health record meaningful use (MU) …

Institute of medicine recommendations for improving the quality of cancer care: what do they mean for the general internist?

L Nekhlyudov, N Wenger - Journal of general internal medicine, 2014 - Springer
In order to evaluate and address the deficiencies in the US cancer care system, particularly
affecting the growing elderly population, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened a panel …

Risk prediction tools in surgical oncology

CV Kinnier, EA Asare, S Mohanty… - Journal of surgical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare has increasingly focused on patient engagement and shared decision‐making.
Decision aids can promote engagement and shared decision making by providing patients …