Opportunities for Quality Improvement Programs (QIPs) in the Nutrition Support of Patients with Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Malnutrition in patients with cancer is a ubiquitous but neglected problem that can reduce patient survival/quality of life and increase treatment interruptions, readmission rates, and healthcare costs. Malnutrition interventions, including nutrition support through dietary counseling, diet fortification, oral nutrition supplements (ONS), and enteral and parenteral nutrition can help improve health outcomes. However, nutritional care standards and interventions for cancer are ambiguous and inconsistently applied. The lack of systematic malnutrition screening and intervention in ambulatory cancer care has especially significant consequences and thus the nutrition support of patients with cancer represents an area for quality improvement. United States healthcare payment models such as the O

SUBMITTER: Arensberg MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7551760 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature