How We Do It

Survivorship care planning in a comprehensive cancer center using an implementation framework


 

Cancer survivorship care plans have been recommended to improve clinical care and patient outcomes. We describe here how we established routine SCP delivery at the Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chicago, Illinois, using the Quality Implementation Framework. We evaluated local practices, gathered clinician and patient stakeholder input, developed customized SCP templates within the electronic health record, and implemented 2 complementary delivery models.

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