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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Norton Cancer Institute’S Prompt Care Clinics, Stephanie L. Fred
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Norton Cancer Institute’S Prompt Care Clinics, Stephanie L. Fred
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Purpose: The purpose of this project was to evaluate outcomes of implementation of the Norton Cancer Institute (NCI) Prompt Care Clinics (PCCs), to include number of emergency room (ER) visits and number of inpatient admissions. A second purpose of the study was to identify presenting symptoms for patients seen in the NCI PCCs and compare the average charge per case for patients seen in the ER or NCI PCCs with the same diagnosis.
Methods: This study employed a pre-post implementation retrospective review of NCI patient electronic medical records (EPIC) to examine the effectiveness of the NCI PCCs on …