Upgrading the Chemotherapy Consent: Trading in Paper for Tablet.

Purpose: Our institution participated in the Oncology Care Model, which required us to include many of the 13 elements of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) care plan into care pathways for our patients. We optimized our existing chemotherapy consent process to meet this need and maximized completion.

Methods: Our multidisciplinary committee developed a three-phase Plan-Do-Study-Act process in our breast cancer clinic: (1) update and educate providers on our paper chemotherapy form with multiple components of the NAM care plan including prognosis and treatment effects on quality of life; (2) piloted an electronic chemotherapy consent form to decrease the administrative burden; and (3) autopopulated fields within the electronic consent.

Evaluation of patient satisfaction with diabetes management provided by clinical pharmacists in the patient-centered medical home.

Study Objective: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model is a multidisciplinary, team-based approach to healthcare that focuses on actively involving the patient in clinical decision making. Multiple studies have demonstrated improved clinical outcomes from utilizing clinical pharmacists in the primary care setting, particularly in management of diabetes. No study has evaluated patient satisfaction with pharmacist in the PCMH model.

[Renal angioplasty with stent using CO2 as contrast medium: report of one case].

Revascularization procedures for atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension are aimed to improve or cure hypertension and to reduce the progression to ischemic nephropathy and renal failure. Renal angioplasty is the preferred method, but a common complication is contrast-induced nephropathy. To avoid or lessen this complication, CO2 can be used as a contrast medium.