Spending Analysis of Machine Learning-Based Communication Nudges in Oncology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serious illness conversations (SICs) in the outpatient setting may improve mood and quality of life among patients with cancer and decrease aggressive end-of-life care. Interventions informed by behavioral economics may increase rates of SICs between oncology clinicians and patients, but the impact of these interventions on end-of-life spending is unknown.

Methods

This study is a secondary analysis of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized, controlled trial that involved nine medical oncology practices and their high-risk patients at a large academic institution between June 2019 and April 2020. The study included 1187 patients who were identified by a machine-learning algorithm as high risk of 180-day mortality and who died by December 2020. The patients were randoml

SUBMITTER: Patel TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11259034 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature