ArticleJournal of oncology practice2016
Care for a Patient With Cancer As a Project: Management of Complex Task Interdependence in Cancer Care Delivery.
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14 authors.
Julia R TrosmanCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Ruth C CarlosCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Melissa A SimonCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Debra L MaddenCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
William J GradisharCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Al B BensonCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Bruce D RapkinCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Elisa S WeissCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Ilana F GareenCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Lynne I WagnerCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Seema A KhanCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Mikele M BunceCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Art SmallCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Christine B WeldonCenter for Business Models in Healthcare; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Michigan Health System; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ECOG/ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Philadelphia, PA; National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, NY; Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Funding
ECOG-ACRIN NCORP Research Base - TMISTUG1CA189828 · NCI · ECOG-ACRIN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · PI Peter J ODwyer, MITCHELL D. SCHNALL · 2014 to 2026
$199.7MNorthwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS)UL1TR001422 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI D'AQUILA, RICHARD · 2015 to 2023
$56.8MResearch Education CoreU54CA202997 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI NAYLOR, KEITH BRIAN, TUSSING-HUMPHREYS, LISA · 2015 to 2024
$13.8MResearch Education CoreU54CA203000 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GIACHELLO, AIDA L · 2015 to 2024
$12.4MMontefiore Academic Community NCORP ProgramUG1CA189859 · NCI · MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER (BRONX, NY) · PI Balazs Halmos, Della Makower · 2014 to 2026
$10.8MThe Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC)U54CA202995 · NCI · NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY · PI CIECIERSKI, CHRISTINA · 2015 to 2024
$9.5MECOG Clinical TrialsU10CA017145 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BENSON, AL B · 1985 to 2013
$6.1MNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001422NCI NIH HHS U10 CA017145NCI NIH HHS U54 CA202995NCI NIH HHS U54 CA202997NCI NIH HHS U54 CA203000NCI NIH HHS UG1 CA189828NCI NIH HHS UG1 CA189859
Abstract
Cancer care is highly complex and suffers from fragmentation and lack of coordination across provider specialties and clinical domains. As a result, patients often find that they must coordinate care on their own. Coordinated delivery teams may address these challenges and improve quality of cancer care. Task interdependence is a core principle of rigorous teamwork and is essential to addressing the complexity of cancer care, which is highly interdependent across specialties and modalities. We examined challenges faced by a patient with early-stage breast cancer that resulted from difficulties in understanding and managing task interdependence across clinical domains involved in this patient's care. We used team science supported by the project management discipline to discuss how various task interdependence aspects can be recognized, deliberately designed, and systematically managed to prevent care breakdowns. This case highlights how effective task interdependence management facilitated by project management methods could markedly improve the course of a patient's care. This work informs efforts of cancer centers and practices to redesign cancer care delivery through innovative, practical, and patient-centered approaches to management of task interdependence in cancer care. Future patient-reported outcomes research will help to determine optimal ways to engage patients, including those who are medically underserved, in managing task interdependence in their own care.
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AdultBreast NeoplasmsDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansMedicareNeoadjuvant TherapyPatient Care TeamUnited States
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