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Using a bi-directional digital health platform for cancer care coordination and monitoring to enhance the cancer care continuum between patients, clinicians and caregivers.

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e14105 Background: It has been recognized that current electronic medical record (EMR) systems detract from the patient-provider relationship and that an innovative technology is needed to re-center medical encounters on the patient-provider engagement. This is especially important in oncology during new patient onboarding, care coordination in between medical visits and survivorship planning. Methods: We built a HIPAA compliant role-based digital health platform to support providers in patient engagement and care coordination. In this pilot at a non-profit oncology center in India, nurse navigators onboarded the patients using the mobile application. The technology was used to digitize past medical records and parse the clinical history. In addition, self-reported patient past medical history, family history, as well as social, reproductive and surgical history was collected as needed. The system collated the information into an easy to consume case summary for the oncologists. The system was tested with 3 clinicians and consented cancer patients. Results: Nearly 200 cancer patients participated in the pilot study. Patients’ medical records were digitized by oncology nurse navigators. The summarized longitudinal view of the patient’s medical history was used by oncologists for diagnosis and treatment planning. Participating clinicians noted that the digital case summary saved time and effort in treatment planning. In addition, it was noted that collaboration between nursing staff, medical oncologist, surgical oncologist and radiation oncologist was substantially improved. Conclusions: We demonstrate the value of using digital health technology to support the care coordination of cancer patients in a low-resource, non-profit clinical center in India.
Title: Using a bi-directional digital health platform for cancer care coordination and monitoring to enhance the cancer care continuum between patients, clinicians and caregivers.
Description:
e14105 Background: It has been recognized that current electronic medical record (EMR) systems detract from the patient-provider relationship and that an innovative technology is needed to re-center medical encounters on the patient-provider engagement.
This is especially important in oncology during new patient onboarding, care coordination in between medical visits and survivorship planning.
Methods: We built a HIPAA compliant role-based digital health platform to support providers in patient engagement and care coordination.
In this pilot at a non-profit oncology center in India, nurse navigators onboarded the patients using the mobile application.
The technology was used to digitize past medical records and parse the clinical history.
In addition, self-reported patient past medical history, family history, as well as social, reproductive and surgical history was collected as needed.
The system collated the information into an easy to consume case summary for the oncologists.
The system was tested with 3 clinicians and consented cancer patients.
Results: Nearly 200 cancer patients participated in the pilot study.
Patients’ medical records were digitized by oncology nurse navigators.
The summarized longitudinal view of the patient’s medical history was used by oncologists for diagnosis and treatment planning.
Participating clinicians noted that the digital case summary saved time and effort in treatment planning.
In addition, it was noted that collaboration between nursing staff, medical oncologist, surgical oncologist and radiation oncologist was substantially improved.
Conclusions: We demonstrate the value of using digital health technology to support the care coordination of cancer patients in a low-resource, non-profit clinical center in India.

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