Penn Medicine has rolled out new technologies and strategies to combat the toll that cancer treatments can take on patients’ time.
In an Oct. 14 news release, Penn Med recognized the large time commitment that often interferes with cancer patients’ livelihoods. The release went on to outline three solutions that are being implemented to combat the issue: self-triaging using text messaging, 24-hour operations for its Oncology Evaluation Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and a home-care nursing program called “Cavalry.”
2012 Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology graduate and Perelman School of Medicine associate professor Ronac Mamtani explained how repeated delays and inconveniences contribute to “time toxicity.”…