Oncology Watch
Facing a protracted recession and an impending workforce shortage, cancer center administrators wrestle with the challenge of providing high-quality, cost effective survivorship services to a growing number of pediatric and adult cancer survivors. Building upon lessons learned from developing Lance Armstrong Foundation-supported programs for survivors of breast, testicular, and childhood cancers, the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer center (ACC) is now piloting a nurse practitioner (NP)-driven "integrated care" model that emphasizes efficient documenation and transitions patients from their oncologists to primary care providers (PCPs) for long-term follow-up... Read More
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