Treatment Summaries and Survivorship Care Plans: The Approach by the Commission on Cancer to Increase Use

Shulman, Lawrence N.; Ferris, L; Takanishi, Danny; McKellar, Daniel P.

doi:10.1200/jop.2014.002329

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“…As new mandates increase the prevalence of treatment summaries 5 , we must continue to carefully examine their impact on clinical communication. We know that discussions between providers and survivors of these treatment summaries and other survivorship care planning tools do not always occur 8 .…”

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“…These summaries, as part of a comprehensive survivorship care plan, have been recommended by the Institute of Medicine and other organizations as a way to help cancer survivors communicate with future healthcare providers about their cancer history 2–4 . The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer accreditation standards will require all patients completing active cancer treatment be provided with a treatment summary to support the delivery of patient-centered care and facilitate transition to post-treatment survivorship care 3,5 .…”

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Cancer survivors’ receipt of treatment summaries and implications for patient-centered communication and quality of care

Blanch‐Hartigan

Chawla

Beckjord

et al. 2015

Patient Education and Counseling

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Objective The Institute of Medicine recommends cancer survivors completing treatment be provided with a treatment summary to facilitate delivery of patient-centered survivorship care. However, the relationship between treatment summary receipt and patient-centered communication (PCC) and overall quality of care (QOC) are not well understood. Methods Cancer survivors responding to the Health Information National Trends Survey reported treatment summary receipt, QOC, and experiences of six core functions of PCC. Multivariable logistic regression assessed the relationship between treatment summary receipt and PCC. The prevalence of survivors’ treatment summary receipt and demographic/clinical characteristics predictive of treatment summary receipt were also assessed. Results Of 359 respondents with a cancer history, 34.5% reported receiving a treatment summary. Greater treatment burden was associated with increased treatment summary receipt. Treatment summary receipt was associated with higher QOC and more PCC, both overall and for five of the six PCC functions. Conclusion The receipt of cancer treatment summaries may improve PCC and QOC for survivors. Practice Implications The positive relationship between treatment summary receipt and survivors’ PCC experience substantiates continued efforts to provide treatment summaries to survivors transitioning from active treatment to survivorship care. Future research should characterize mechanisms by which treatment summary provision may enhance PCC.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Cancer survivors’ receipt of treatment summaries and implications for patient-centered communication and quality of care

Blanch‐Hartigan

Chawla

Beckjord

et al. 2015

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…In addition to the practical and clinical need for radiation oncology-specific survivorship care, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer requires survivorship programs to be in place by January 1, 2015, for accreditation (although 100% penetration to all curative patients is not required until 2019). 6 Therefore, survivorship care is a relevant clinical issue in radiation oncology. However, the current practice of survivorship care by radiation oncologists has not been well-documented.…”

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“…The relative importance of each SCP as identified by ASTRO survey respondents and compared to the current modified CoC essential components of an SCP6 …”

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US radiation oncology practice patterns for posttreatment survivor care

Koontz

Benda

Santos

et al. 2016

Practical Radiation Oncology

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A significant part of radiation oncology practice includes the care of those in the surveillance of follow-up phase of care. SCPs may be beneficial in improving communication with the patient and other care but are not widely used within our field. This survey identified key barriers to use of SCPs and provides specialty guidance for important information to be included in a radiation oncology oriented SCP.

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“…The lack of buy‐in by radiation oncology regarding the use of SCPs is perplexing to some, particularly in light of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer's 2015 policy requiring gradual implementation of SCPs . Radiation oncologists care for at least one‐half of oncology patients diagnosed each year, nearly all of them as part of a multidisciplinary team .…”

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Meeting the needs of long‐term survivors: A testament to success in the care of patients with cancer

Spiegel

Koontz

2018

Cancer

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Improvements in cancer therapy have resulted in cancer survivors living longer. These individuals have expectations and needs regarding education for the early detection of disease recurrence or late toxicity and maximizing their health. Clinicians have excelled in developing treatments to cure patients with cancer; we now need to expand our efforts to excel in caring for these cancer survivors. See also pages 2653‐60.

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Treatment Summaries and Survivorship Care Plans: The Approach by the Commission on Cancer to Increase Use

Abstract: The implementation of CoC standard 3.3 represents a paradigm shift in the care of cancer survivors, with a statement that treatment summaries and survivorship care plans are important documents for patient care and should be required.

Cited by 13 publications

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Cancer survivors’ receipt of treatment summaries and implications for patient-centered communication and quality of care

Cancer survivors’ receipt of treatment summaries and implications for patient-centered communication and quality of care

US radiation oncology practice patterns for posttreatment survivor care

Meeting the needs of long‐term survivors: A testament to success in the care of patients with cancer

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