Description
This accelerated delivery platform improves clinic workflow and speeds up breast cancer diagnosis and treatment planning. From screening mammogram, a clinical pathway flags patients who meet One-Stop Breast Clinic criteria, eliminating the traditional “first come, first served” scheduling model. To date, more than 300 patients have benefited from this rapid diagnostic approach, receiving their diagnosis in 3 to 7 days, far below the national average of 26 days.
Guest:
Michele Brands
Network Director Women's Imaging
St. Luke's University Health Network, St. Luke's Cancer Care
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Quote:
“[After COVID-19] access really became an issue for diagnostic breast imaging…the One-Stop Breast Clinic allows us to take our highest-risk patients…and get them from the diagnostic process through biopsy to pathology in 48 hours or less.”
Additional Resources:
Improving the Care of Patients Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Clinical Meaningfulness: Insights from a Metastatic Breast Cancer Qualitative Study
The Changing Landscape of Breast Cancer
Empowering Cancer Patients Using Integrative Medicine: A Novel Model for Breast Cancer Risk Modification
Breast Care ACCESS Project
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