Multilevel Veteran-centric Intervention to Improve Precision Oncology
VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
The investigators are rolling out a 3 level intervention designed to improve the use of Precision Oncology at 8 VA medical centers. The 3 components of the intervention are 1: a short educational video for patients, 2: audit and feedback to providers on their Precision Oncology practice patterns, and 3: a change in the electronic medical record to make it easier to order and review results of Precision Oncology tests.
Description
Background: Precision oncology (PO), the use of molecular testing to identify tumor specific abnormalities which facilitate targeted therapy, is proven to extend lives and improve quality of life for patients with cancer. Extensive study, however, documents that up to 50% of patients in the VA, especially those with adverse social determinants of health (older age, rural), do not receive guideline recommended PO. Methodology: Building on the investigators' previous analyses, and the Theoretical Domains Framework, the investigators designed a mixed-methods type I hybrid effectiveness-implement…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients in the VA with cancer of the lung or prostate who are seen in the oncology clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Cancer that did not originate in the prostate or the lung
Interventions
- OtherMultilevel intervention
3 components: patient education video, provider audit/feedback, and EMR ordering change
Location
- VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NYNew York, New York