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The effectiveness of these practices is being tested through oncology-specific patient-centered medical homes (PCMH). The PCMH is a primary care delivery model designed to provide comprehensive, well-coordinated, patient-centered care (including preventive, chronic, and acute care) by promoting access to care and a systems-based approach to safety and quality [128]. When applied to oncology, this model is proposed to support integrated primary and oncology care in the community setting. Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology (CMOH) is the first oncology practice designated as a level III PCMH by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Moreover, research from the Dartmouth Atlas Project suggests that Medicare beneficiaries with terminal cancer receive overly aggressive treatment at the end of life, with 29 % dying in an acute care setting [57]. Aggressive treatment at the end of life is not associated with better survival, quality of life, or access to care, but it contributes to unsustainable national healthcare spending on end-of-life care. Since Americans have ranked treatment costs and financial burden to family members as their biggest concerns when faced with a life-limiting illness [58, 59], healthcare costs exacerbate emotional distress among patients with a poor prognosis.
Several themes are prevalent in the acute care of cancer patients. One of the concerns expressed by physicians seeking to provide acute care to oncology patients is access to the complete medical record and the expertise of the oncologist. The ED physicians must have a significant understanding of the treatment paths and modalities of the patients they are seeing. In order to make appropriate decisions, communication must be available with the oncologist and other supportive services. With more knowledge and experience, the emergency physician can be more effective in support of the patients and the oncologists and be more confident in their independent decision making.
