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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedPisu M, Schoenberger YM, Herbey I
Perspectives on conversations about costs of cancer care of breast cancer survivors and cancer center staff: a qualitative study.
Despite recommendations to discuss the cost of care (CoC) with patients with cancer, little formal guidance is available on how to conduct these sensitive conversations in ways that are acceptable to both patients and providers. The objective of this study was to explore the perspectives of patients and medical and nonmedical cancer center staff on CoC conversations.
ARHQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Pisu M, Schoenberger YM, Herbey I .
Perspectives on conversations about costs of cancer care of breast cancer survivors and cancer center staff: a qualitative study.
Ann Intern Med 2019 May 7;170(9_Supplement):S54-s61. doi: 10.7326/m18-2117..
Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Healthcare Costs, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication
Shih YT, Chien CR
A review of cost communication in oncology: patient attitude, provider acceptance, and outcome assessment.
This review identified 15 articles that covered 3 topics related to patient-physician cost communication: patient attitude, physician acceptance, and the associated outcomes. The data suggested that cost communication was associated with improved patient satisfaction, lower out-of-pocket expenses, and a higher likelihood of medication nonadherence; none of the studies established causality.
AHRQ-funded; HS020263.
Citation: Shih YT, Chien CR .
A review of cost communication in oncology: patient attitude, provider acceptance, and outcome assessment.
Cancer 2017 May 15;123(6):928-39. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30423.
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Keywords: Cancer, Communication, Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Clinician-Patient Communication