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Implementing USPSTF Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention by Integrating Clinical Decision Support Tools with the Electronic Health Record
Description:
This study will integrate a previously piloted risk tool and clinical decision aid, MammoScreen, with an EHR to provide personalized decision support for both patients and clinicians to improve quality of care for women who are at increased risk for breast cancer.
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September 30, 2020 to August 31, 2025
Implementing a Breast Reconstruction Decision Support Tool in Diverse Practice Settings
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This research aims to adapt a decision support tool that integrates clinical risk information with patient preferences. The goal of this work is to support patients in making informed breast reconstruction decisions together with their clinicians.
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Project Dates:
September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2022
Connected Cancer Care: EHR Communication Networks in Virtual Cancer Care Teams
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This research will develop methods for measuring EHR communication networks—defined as EHR-based information sharing connections among healthcare professionals —in virtual care teams and to examine the relationship between EHR communication networks and care quality.
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April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022
MyHealthPortal: Using an Electronic Portal to Empower Patients with Breast Cancer - Final Report
Citation:
Wen KY. MyHealthPortal: Using an Electronic Portal to Empower Patients with Breast Cancer - Final Report. (Prepared by the Fox Care Cancer Center under Grant No. K01 HS019001). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017.
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Patient experience of taking adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: a tough pill to swallow.
Citation:
Wen KY, Smith R, Padmanabhan A, et al. Patient experience of taking adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: a tough pill to swallow. Pat Exp J 2017:4(3); Article 16.
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Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow-up on Abnormal Test Results - Final Report
Citation:
Mazur L. Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow-up on Abnormal Test Results - Final Report. (Prepared by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill under Grant No. R21 HS024062). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017.
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Managing psychosocial issues faced by young women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and during active treatment.
Citation:
Fernandes-Taylor S, Adesoye T, Bloom JR. Managing psychosocial issues faced by young women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and during active treatment. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2015 Sep;9(3):279-84. PMID: 26164840.
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Population-based breast cancer screening in a primary care network.
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Atlas SJ, Ashburner JM, Chang Y, et al. Population-based breast cancer screening in a primary care network. Am J Manag Care 2012 Dec;18(12):821-9. PMID: 23286611.
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Information and communication needs of Chinese American breast cancer patients: perspectives on survivorship care planning.
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Wen KY, Hu A, Ma GX, et al. Information and communication needs of Chinese American breast cancer patients: perspectives on survivorship care planning. J Community Support Oncol 2014;12(12):439–45. PMID: 25811036.
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Non-visit-based cancer screening using a novel population management system.
Citation:
Atlas SJ, Zai AH, Ashburner JM, et al. Non-visit-based cancer screening using a novel population management system. J Am Board Fam Med 2014;27(4):474–85. PMID: 25002002.
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