EQUICARE CS CAnCER nAvIgAtIon And SURvIvoRShIp

EQUICARE CS
Cancer Navigation and Survivorship
EQUICARE CS is a web-enabled solution that creates a dynamic link between oncology
providers, survivors, and their caregivers with the aim of improving post-treatment care
and support.
The Oncology Patient’s Journey
From Diagnosis To Survivorship*
Diagnosis
Tre atment
Beyond active treatment
A powerful combination
Varian Medical Systems, in partnership with Equicare
Health, Inc., offers EQUICARE CS™ survivorship software to
help cancer centers provide targeted and tightly-managed
aftercare for cancer survivors.
EQUICARE CS uses a rich set of interfaces to transfer
patient information directly from your ARIA® oncology
information system – creating a natural extension of the
patient’s electronic medical record (EMR).
EQUICARE CS includes:
• A clinical knowledge base that models industry guidelines
(e.g. ASCO and NCCN) for cancer survivorship
In addition to radiation, chemotherapy and hormone
therapy treatment summaries, ARIA automatically transfers
the following information to EQUICARE CS:
•
An oncology-specific library of educational materials
to help survivors gain a better understanding of the
characteristics of their disease
•
A Meaningful-Use-certified patient portal that provides a
reliable link between each survivor and the care team
•
Customizable questionnaires enabling you to document
the long term health and wellness of survivors
Lab results
• Demographics
• Transplant history
• Family history
• Medical notes
• Continuity of Care Documents (CCDs)
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*NCI defines survivorship in this context to mean the period from which an individual is initially diagnosed with
cancer through the balance of his or her life. See also, http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ocs/definitions.html
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Diagnoses
• Surgical history
• Co-morbidities
• Allergies
• Appointments
• Treatment events
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EQUICARE CS Treatment Summary
ARIA sends a summary of all diagnoses, medical and radiation
oncology treatments, surgical procedures, adverse reactions
and other information to EQUICARE CS, eliminating the need
for manual data entry.
Su r v i v a l
EQUICARE CS Highlights
Post-treatment, EQUICARE CS becomes the personalized
gateway to clinical information for patients, their families,
and referring physicians. This communication link can serve
as a surveillance channel for tracking secondary cancers or
any late effects to ensure timely, appropriate treatment.
•
mooth the patient’s transition from active treatment to
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survivorship by enabling the individual to play an active
role in their recovery. Knowing what to expect after
treatment may help to reduce anxiety patients may feel as
they embark on the next phase of their lives.
By incorporating EQUICARE CS into your
survivorship program, you can:
• Create structured, long-term survivorship care plans as
recommended by the American College of Surgeons
“Commission on Cancer”i and the Institute of Medicineii .
The electronic transfer of information between ARIA and
EQUICARE CS means care plans can be completed in
minutes, not hours.
•
Conduct population-based research based on data
collected in survivor questionnaires. The aggregation of
this valuable information can help you measure long term
clinical outcomes.
•
Retain patients in your care network by maintaining an
active connection with survivors for follow-up procedures
and services which may be needed, such as lab tests and
imaging studies.
•
Routinely monitor patient symptoms to increase the
likelihood of detecting disease recurrence or side effects
in a timely manner. The software can also help facilitate
better patient compliance with clinical instructions such
as medication administration.
How are you positioned for
CoC accreditation?
The 1,500 cancer facilities in the U.S. that are accredited
by the American College of Surgeons Commission on
Cancer (CoC) must have a formal plan for the delivery
of survivorship care plans by 2014 and they must
implement that plan by 2015 in order to maintain their
accreditation. EQUICARE CS meets the requirements
today and has been included in the CoC’s “Best Practice
Repository.” EQUICARE CS also supports the standards
the CoC has set forth for Psychosocial Distress Screening
and Patient Navigation.
Navigation and Psychosocial
Distress Screening
Secure behind your firewall
EQUICARE CS is a turnkey application that runs on
commodity servers. Proper use of the software can help
you comply with regulations protecting personal health
information.
Security features include:
• Individual accounts for patients and approved care
providers with secure web access via https
• Secure
patient sign-up through use of a delivered pass
code and up to two personal identification numbers
• Encrypted
passwords with configurable rules for
password length, characters, and expiration
To assist cancer facilities in meeting the Commission on
Cancer’s accreditation standards, Equicare Health, Inc.,
is enhancing EQUICARE CS to support other Continuum
of Care Services. EQUICARE CS provides clinicians with
helpful tools to identify and track the causes of a patient’s
distress in the context of support for Navigation. Problem
management, referrals to support services, and encounters
with patients and clinicians can be documented within
EQUICARE CS to assist in the care management of patients
moving through the health care environment.
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ii
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer;Cancer Program Standards 2012: Ensuring Patient-Centered Care (2012); www.facs.org
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition (2005), http://www.iom.edu
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registered trademarks of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Equicare Cancer Survivorship
is a trademark of Equicare Health. The names of other companies and products
mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or
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