Implementing proactive phone calls for older adults with cancer after systemic therapy: A quality improvement project

J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Mar;14(2):101391. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.10.006. Epub 2022 Oct 22.

Authors

Rana Jin¹, Susie Monginot², Lindy Romanovsky³, Shabbir Alibhai³, Arielle Berger³, LeAnne Prenovost⁴, Stephanie Stefaniuk², Ashley Patterson², Martine Puts⁵

Affiliations

¹ Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network (UHN), Canada. Electronic address: rana.jin@uhn.ca.
² Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network (UHN), Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, University Health Network (UHN), Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
⁴ Chamberlain University, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America.
⁵ Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 36280579
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.10.006

No abstract available

Keywords: COSTaRS; Decreased hospitalizations; Geriatric; Older adults; Proactive phone call; Unplanned ED visits; Unplanned health care visits.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Emergency Service, Hospital
Hospitalization
Humans
Neoplasms*
Patient Discharge
Quality Improvement*