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Team-Based Outreach To Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates In An Urban Family Medicine Practice, Alexa Waters, Md, Olivia Seecof, Md, Graham Stratton, Md, Caitlyn Haines, Md, Brittany Hozick, Md, Jose Medina, Md, Kathryn Topalis, Md, Hannah Facey, Md, Chelsea Salas-Tam, Md, David Peters, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Aims for Improvement

• Aim to increase CRCS rates for our resident team patients by 5% by May, 2021
• Target Population (n=99): Age 50-74, due for CRCS, office visit within last 2 years, team resident listed as PCP, active on MyChart, and speak English

Adolescent And Young Adult Oncology Patient And Provider Perspectives In Philadelphia (Aya-4p), Christoher Terry, Md, Miriam Pomerantz, Lsw, Jodi Sandos, Lcsw, Lindsay Wilde, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Primary Objectives

• To assess the current perspective of AYA patients regarding medical services and psychosocial support delivered to AYAs in Philadelphia
• To assess the current knowledge and perspective of healthcare providers at the SKCC about the care and services needed by AYA patients

Increasing The Rate Of Excisional Lymph Node Biopsies At Easily Accessible Sites When Ruling Out Lymphoma, Catherine M. Tucker, Md, Xiangyun Ye, Christopher Gardner, Austin Redilla, Guldeep K. Uppal, Md, Adam F. Binder, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

The aim of this study is to increase the rate of excisional lymph node biopsies from 78% to 95% in patients presenting to the Center City campus with lymphadenopathy at easily accessible sites by September 2021.

Developing A Home Based Chemotherapy Model, George Xiangyun Ye, Nathan Handley, Md, Mba, Maria Piddoubney, Pharmd, Gloria Espinosa, Pharmd, Judith Alberto, Pharmd, Adam Binder, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Lessons Learned

• Based on our criteria, most medications can be administered in the home setting.
• A major barrier to administration at home is stability of medications at room temperature. This issue can be addressed by transporting and storing the medication in a refrigerated container.
• Expectedly, injectable drugs and medications with short infusion times that are stable at room temperature would be easiest to administer at home.

Avoid, Delay, Shorten. Results Of Radiation Oncology’S Covid19 Patient Exposure Risk Mitigation Guidelines, Alex Kubli, Ms, Lilya Babinski, Bs, Angelia Landers, Phd, Christian Fernandez, Md, Amy Harrison, Phd

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

We implemented evidence-based COVID19 guidelines on 3/16/20 to minimize patient exposure risks by avoiding, delaying, and shortening patient treatments when possible.

We analyzed the effectiveness of our COVID guidelines by comparing the number of new patient starts and number of treatments before and after implementation.

Our department successfully decreased patient exposure risk by reducing new prescription starts, rates of longer treatment courses, and overall number of treatment encounters in an evidence-based approach.