TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimizing the Use of Telemedicine in Oncology Care
T2 - Postpandemic Opportunities
AU - Knudsen, Karen E.
AU - Willman, Cheryl
AU - Winn, Robert
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©2020 American Association for Cancer Research.
PY - 2021/2/15
Y1 - 2021/2/15
N2 - Utilization of telehealth as part of the cancer care delivery continuum dramatically escalated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at major cancer centers across the globe. The rapid shift toward telehealth visits for nontreatment cancer care provided immediate benefit through reducing unnecessary risk of exposure, overcoming transportation barriers faced by both patients and caregivers, and fast-tracking care transformation. As such, delineating the impact of telehealth on access, health equity, quality, and outcomes will be essential for refining the use of digital strategies and telehealth toward optimizing cancer care. Herein, experiences to date with telehealth usage for oncology care are reviewed, and priorities are outlined for postpandemic opportunities to improve the lives of patients with cancer through telemedicine.
AB - Utilization of telehealth as part of the cancer care delivery continuum dramatically escalated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at major cancer centers across the globe. The rapid shift toward telehealth visits for nontreatment cancer care provided immediate benefit through reducing unnecessary risk of exposure, overcoming transportation barriers faced by both patients and caregivers, and fast-tracking care transformation. As such, delineating the impact of telehealth on access, health equity, quality, and outcomes will be essential for refining the use of digital strategies and telehealth toward optimizing cancer care. Herein, experiences to date with telehealth usage for oncology care are reviewed, and priorities are outlined for postpandemic opportunities to improve the lives of patients with cancer through telemedicine.
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U2 - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-3758
DO - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-3758
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85100833596
SN - 1078-0432
VL - 27
SP - 933
EP - 936
JO - Clinical Cancer Research
JF - Clinical Cancer Research
IS - 4
ER -