[HTML][HTML] An optimal ambulance routing model using simulation based on patient medical severity

M Sutherland, RK Chakrabortty - Healthcare analytics, 2023 - Elsevier
Ambulance routing is an important strategic decision that plays a critical role in the
optimisation of the healthcare system. Despite the obvious merit of intelligent ambulance …

Transforming patient-centered cancer care using telehealth: the MATCHES Center

EM Bange, RM Daly, A Lipitz-Snyderman… - JNCI …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Modern cancer care is costly and logistically burdensome for patients and their families
despite an expansion of technology and medical advances that create the opportunity for …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual care and electronic patient communication during COVID-19: cross-sectional study of inequities across a Canadian Tertiary Cancer Center

AH Safavi, M Lovas, ZA Liu, S Melwani… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Virtual care (VC) visits (telephone or video) and email-based patient
communication have been rapidly adopted to facilitate cancer care during the COVID-19 …

Challenges in Care for Non-COVID-19 Patients with Severe Chronic Illnesses during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Providers Working …

Y Kim, JM Shin, SH Yoo, B Keam - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 epidemic has afflicted patients with severe chronic illnesses
who need continuous care between home and hospitals. This qualitative study examines the …

“It took away and stripped a part of myself”: Clinician distress and recommendations for future telepalliative care delivery in the cancer context

WE Rosa, KA Lynch, RA Hadler… - American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the rapid expansion of telehealth service
delivery. We explored the experiences of a multidisciplinary palliative care team delivering …

Systematic search and scoping review of physicians' intolerance of uncertainty and medical decision-making uncertainties during the COVID-19 pandemic: a summary …

H Appel, S Sanatkar - Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 2024 - Springer
Pandemic-related uncertainties and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) could negatively affect
physicians' well-being and functioning, being associated with experiences of distress and …

The association between telemedicine, advance care planning, and unplanned hospitalizations among high‐risk patients with cancer

EM Bange, Y Li, P Kumar, A Doucette, P Gabriel… - Cancer, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite the widespread implementation of telemedicine, there are limited data
regarding its impact on key components of care for patients with incurable or high‐risk …

Measuring Team Functioning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Cancer Care Team Members

S Attieh, K Kilpatrick, D Chênevert… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background In a public health crisis such as COVID-19, cancer teams face significant
challenges including acute work disruptions, rapid shifts in clinical practice, and burnout …

The hardest weeks of my life: A qualitative study of experiences, practice changes, and emotional burden of New York City oncology physicians during the COVID-19 …

KA Lynch, A Green, L Saltz, AS Epstein… - JCO oncology …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: The COVID-19 pandemic surge in New York City in Spring 2020 resulted in an
unprecedented constraint on health care resources. This study aimed to explore the …

“I Didn't Do Into Medicine Just to be on the Phone”: Emotional Expression as Sacrosanct During Serious Illness Patient-Physician Advanced Cancer Care …

S Kaur-Gill, DK Drummond, J Zhang… - Health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Guided by communication accommodation theory, we studied 27 physician reports of patient-
physician advanced cancer communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Advanced …