Expert-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Cancer Therapeutics at the Hospital Level
Background: Challenges related to access to cancer medications is an increasing global problem that has far-reaching impact on patients and healthcare systems. In this article, we are enlisting suggested solutions at the hospital or practice level to maximize the access to these important treatment...
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| author | Abdul Rahman Jazieh Nagwa Ibrahim Hana Abdulkareem Fatma Maraiki Khalid Alsaleh Marc Thill |
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| description | Background: Challenges related to access to cancer medications is an increasing global problem that has far-reaching impact on patients and healthcare systems. In this article, we are enlisting suggested solutions at the hospital or practice level to maximize the access to these important treatment modalities. Methods: An expert panel of practicing oncologists, clinical pharmacists, and health economists convened using a framework approach. The panelists identified individuals and entities that impact the use of cancer therapeutics and how they can improve the utilization and access to them. They enlisted the potential actions that hospital management and staff can take to enhance access to cancer therapeutics, then they grouped them into specific categories. Results: List of potential strategies and related action items were compiled into different categories including hospital leadership, drug evaluation entities, pharmacy, physicians, patients and families, and other parties. Recommendations included various actions to be considered by each group to achieve set goals. Conclusion: Our expert panel recommend multiple strategies and approaches to reduce the cost of cancer medications and improve patients’ access to them. These recommendations can be adapted by the decision-makers and staff of the hospitals to their own settings and the current circumstances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45dab2c2665b46ca94b4a1f693aadfd32023-02-14T13:13:47ZengInnovative Healthcare InstituteGlobal Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare2666-23532589-94492018-08-0161210.4103/JQSH.JQSH_4_18i2589-9449-1-1-6Expert-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Cancer Therapeutics at the Hospital LevelAbdul Rahman Jazieh0Nagwa Ibrahim1Hana Abdulkareem2Fatma Maraiki3Khalid Alsaleh4Marc Thill5Department of Oncology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs,1 Department of Pharmacy, Prince Sultan Military Medical City,2 Drug Policy and Economics Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs,3 Department of Pharmacy, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,4 Department of Oncology, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,5 Department of OB and GYN, Certified Breast Cancer Center, Certified Cancer Center, Certified Endometriosis Center, Certified Dysplastic Unit, AGAPLESION Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, GermanyBackground: Challenges related to access to cancer medications is an increasing global problem that has far-reaching impact on patients and healthcare systems. In this article, we are enlisting suggested solutions at the hospital or practice level to maximize the access to these important treatment modalities. Methods: An expert panel of practicing oncologists, clinical pharmacists, and health economists convened using a framework approach. The panelists identified individuals and entities that impact the use of cancer therapeutics and how they can improve the utilization and access to them. They enlisted the potential actions that hospital management and staff can take to enhance access to cancer therapeutics, then they grouped them into specific categories. Results: List of potential strategies and related action items were compiled into different categories including hospital leadership, drug evaluation entities, pharmacy, physicians, patients and families, and other parties. Recommendations included various actions to be considered by each group to achieve set goals. Conclusion: Our expert panel recommend multiple strategies and approaches to reduce the cost of cancer medications and improve patients’ access to them. These recommendations can be adapted by the decision-makers and staff of the hospitals to their own settings and the current circumstances.https://jqsh.org/doi/pdf/10.4103/JQSH.JQSH_4_18access to cancer therapeuticscancercancer medicationscost of cancer care |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Rahman Jazieh Nagwa Ibrahim Hana Abdulkareem Fatma Maraiki Khalid Alsaleh Marc Thill Expert-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Cancer Therapeutics at the Hospital Level Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare access to cancer therapeutics cancer cancer medications cost of cancer care |
| title | Expert-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Cancer Therapeutics at the Hospital Level |
| title_full | Expert-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Cancer Therapeutics at the Hospital Level |
| title_fullStr | Expert-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Cancer Therapeutics at the Hospital Level |
| title_full_unstemmed | Expert-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Cancer Therapeutics at the Hospital Level |
| title_short | Expert-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Cancer Therapeutics at the Hospital Level |
| title_sort | expert based strategies to improve access to cancer therapeutics at the hospital level |
| topic | access to cancer therapeutics cancer cancer medications cost of cancer care |
| url | https://jqsh.org/doi/pdf/10.4103/JQSH.JQSH_4_18 |
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