PARTNERS: Promoting Access, Resources and Treatment Through Novel and Equitable Solutions for Cancer Care
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate a novel, integrated approach to providing navigation services to improve cancer outcomes and quality of life.
Description
In a seminal paper published in 1995, Dr. Harold Freeman proposed that "Patient navigators act as patient advocates for patients with abnormal (Cancer) screening findings."Since that article was published, there has been an extensive literature to support the value of patient navigation services to promote timely and complete receipt of cancer care services for participants newly diagnosed with cancer, as well as along the continuum of cancer treatment, including among underserved populations. Despite this literature, it was not until January 2024 that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: There are two levels of criteria for inclusion. * First, investigators will identify individuals who have either had a cancer screening with a suspicious finding (ie. requires diagnostic follow-up) or those individuals who are referred to the UH Seidman Diagnostic Clinic (led by Co-I Hoehn). * Within that group, investigators will recruit those who identify as African American, Hispanic, or living in a prioritized geography as defined by zip code ADI\>=75%ile for state Exclusion Criteria: * Any participant who is not willing or able to complete an informed consent form…
Interventions
- BehavioralCONNECT platform
CONNECT platform provides access to participant information across the 5 participant sites to facilitate a more holistic approach to addressing participant needs. It is the use of this cloud-based, HIPAA compliant platform that constitutes the uniqueness of this behavioral intervention.
Location
- Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, Ohio