Advertisement


Kerin B. Adelson, MD, on Improving End-of-Life Planning and Reducing Futile Care

2016 Quality Care Symposium

Advertisement

Kerin B. Adelson, MD, of the Yale Cancer Center, discusses the major healthcare cost drivers at the end of life—aggressive treatments, emergency room visits, and futile care—and strategies for improving value. (Abstract 3)



Related Videos

Issues in Oncology

Monika K. Krzyzanowska, MD, MPH, on Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Expert Perspective

Monika K. Krzyzanowska, MD, of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, summarizes a session that she co-chaired on this key topic.

Cost of Care

Sarina Isenberg, PhD Candidate, on Better Care at a Better Cost

Sarina Isenberg, PhD Candidate, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the cost savings of a comprehensive hospital-based palliative care program. (Abstract 2)

Health-Care Policy

Robert Miller, MD: CancerLinQ Update

Robert Miller, MD, ASCO’S Vice President of Quality and Guidelines, discusses CancerLinQ, the “big data” technology platform, and implementation of a rapid learning system for oncology based on Institute of Medicine principles.

Issues in Oncology

Craig Earle, MD, on The Science of Quality

Craig Earle, MD, of Canada’s Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, summarizes abstracts discussed in a ticketed session that he co-chaired on this key topic. (Abstracts 173, 174, 175)

Issues in Oncology

Randall F. Holcombe, MD, on Delivering Quality Care in a Large, Urban Institution

Randall F. Holcombe, MD, of the Icahn Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses the challenges of delivering quality care in an academic setting at a large hospital.

Advertisement

Advertisement




Advertisement