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Podcast: Relentless Health Value
Episode: EP157: Major Improvements in Oncology Outcomes When Patients Self-Report Symptoms, with Ethan Basch, Oncologist and Director of Cancer Outcomes Research at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Description: Ethan Basch, MD talks today about a randomized clinical trial where 766 patients used a web-based system to self-report symptoms, triggering alerts to clinicians. The results were impressive. There are learnings and inspiration in this episode for anyone pursuing better patient outcomes, with special relevance for organizations rolling with a value-based care model. Dr. Ethan Basch is an oncologist and Director of Cancer Outcomes Research at the University of North Carolina. His research group established that up to half of patients' symptom side effects go undetected during cancer treatment and clinical trials, and that patient engagement and questionnaires s...