Open AccessPatterns and Results of Triage Advice Before Emergency Department Visits Made by Patients With Cancer
Author(s) -
Arthur S. Hong,
Hannah Chang,
D. Mark Courtney,
Hannah Fullington,
Simon J. Craddock Lee,
John Sweetenham,
Ethan A. Halm
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jco oncology practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2688-1535
pISSN - 2688-1527
DOI - 10.1200/op.20.00617
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , triage , vomiting , emergency medicine , nausea , cancer , odds ratio , medical emergency , psychiatry
Patients with cancer undergoing treatment frequently visit the emergency department (ED) for commonly anticipated complaints (eg, pain, nausea, and vomiting). Nearly all Medicare Oncology Care Model (OCM) participants prioritized ED use reduction, and the OCM requires that patients have 24-hour telephone access to a clinician, but actual reductions in ED visits have been mixed. Little is known about the use of telephone triage for acute care.