University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center in Ohio, US, has secured funding to improve its cancer treatment through electronic symptom monitoring.
The nonprofit Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved financing for the UH Seidman Cancer Center to implement electronic patient-reported outcome tools into its health record system, EPIC.
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The cancer centre’s use of this technology is intended to improve patients’ quality of life and clinical outcomes by closely tracking self-reported symptoms, as well as reduce hospital visits and improve adherence to treatment protocols.
UH chief quality and clinical transformation officer Dr Peter Pronovost said: “Anything we can do to lessen the suffering of patients going through cancer treatment is a worthy endeavour.
“Currently, the project will include ten locations, including UH Cleveland Medical Center, and is intended to reach more than 10,000 patients across Northeast Ohio.”
The project is part of PCORI’s Health Systems Implementation Initiative (HSII), a project that aims to bridge the gap between evidence publication and clinical application, which is estimated at around 17 years.
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By GlobalDataThe HSII is designed to promote sustainable, large-scale changes in clinical care, recognising the importance of health systems’ practical experience in implementing evidence-based practices.
UH participates in the project and was chosen for this funding opportunity to implement patient-centred comparative clinical effectiveness research findings.
UH Seidman Cancer Center medical oncologist Melinda Hsu said: “This award will allow us to design a sustainable and patient-centred method of electronically monitoring our patients’ symptoms.
“Our multi-disciplinary team will aim to broadly implement this across multiple UH Seidman Cancer Center locations with the help of this award.”
The funding award is subject to the finalisation of PCORI’s business and programmatic review and the issuance of a formal award contract.
Last year, the UH Seidman Cancer Center partnered with the non-profit Aultman Health System to improve cancer care and expand clinical research.
