Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve Head and Neck Cancer Care in Safety Net Hospital Settings: Outcomes From a Single‐Visit Multidisciplinary Clinic Model
Implementation of a single-visit HNC MDC is associated with an improvement in TTI and pretreatment consult referral and completion for patients with HNC in a SNH setting. Our findings underscore the potential of structural care redesign to help facilitate timely care at SNHs. As SNHs continue to absorb a growing share of the HNC care burden, targeted investments in care coordination and infrastructure are critical to help deliver timely, high-quality cancer care.
Authors
- Sheela Hanasoge
- Charles E. Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6062-1464)
- Camilo Reyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1405-8185)
- Georges Daoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3354-957X)
- Sherrie Wang
- Tyler R. Halle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4054-1154)
- Ruth Sacks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7181-3135)
- James Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6349-4066)
- Jencie Hecht
- Swapnil V. Shah
Institutions
- Grady Memorial Hospital (US)
- Emory University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70244
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00