Monitoring/Data Collection
During the intervention period, members of the project team identified
patients with new cancer diagnoses using the division’s diagnosis
listserv and database. Per internal policy, an email is sent to the
listserv to facilitate efficient coordination of care for patients with
new or relapsed cancer diagnoses. Additionally, the certified tumor
registrars maintain an oncology database in which each new diagnosis or
relapse is noted. Utilizing these resources, the study team kept track
of new patients meeting project criteria and monitored for PPC
involvement and patient death.