Erschienen in:
08.06.2016
Learning the landscape: implementation challenges of primary care innovators around cancer survivorship care
verfasst von:
Denalee O’Malley, Shawna V. Hudson, Larissa Nekhlyudov, Jenna Howard, Ellen Rubinstein, Heather S. Lee, Linda S. Overholser, Amy Shaw, Sarah Givens, Jay S. Burton, Eva Grunfeld, Carly Parry, Benjamin F. Crabtree
Erschienen in:
Journal of Cancer Survivorship
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Ausgabe 1/2017
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Abstract
Purpose
This study describes the experiences of early implementers of primary care-focused cancer survivorship delivery models.
Methods
Snowball sampling was used to identify innovators. Twelve participants (five cancer survivorship primary care innovators and seven content experts) attended a working conference focused on cancer survivorship population strategies and primary care transformation. Data included meeting discussion transcripts/field notes, transcribed in-depth innovator interviews, and innovators’ summaries of care models. We used a multistep immersion/crystallization analytic approach, guided by a primary care organizational change model.
Results
Innovative practice models included: (1) a consultative model in a primary care setting; (2) a primary care physician (PCP)-led, blended consultative/panel-based model in an oncology setting; (3) an oncology nurse navigator in a primary care practice; and (4) two subspecialty models where PCPs in a general medical practice dedicated part of their patient panel to cancer survivors. Implementation challenges included (1) lack of key stakeholder buy-in; (2) practice resources allocated to competing (non-survivorship) change efforts; and (3) competition with higher priority initiatives incentivized by payers.
Conclusions
Cancer survivorship delivery models are potentially feasible in primary care; however, significant barriers to widespread implementation exist. Implementation efforts would benefit from increasing the awareness and potential value-add of primary care-focused strategies to address survivors’ needs.
Implications for Cancer Survivors
Current models of primary care-based cancer survivorship care may not be sustainable. Innovative strategies to provide quality care to this growing population of survivors need to be developed and integrated into primary care settings.