Becker's Healthcare July 14, 2023
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health and Oklahoma City-based OU Health are among the health systems treating cancer patients in the home, but leaders there said cultural and infrastructure changes are needed for the care model to reach its full potential, Home Health Care News reported.
“Our whole cancer care system is based on bringing people to the cancer specialist rather than providing care at home and going to the specialists on limited occasions,” said Kathi Mooney, PhD, RN, co-leader of cancer control and population sciences at University of Utah Health’s Huntsman Cancer Institute, which has a hospital-at-home program, in the July 13 story. “[Including] the home as a key cancer site requires restructuring...
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