CMSA National Partnered with League (1 CE) – From Symptom to Signal: What the Evidence Says About AI-Supported Patient Engagement in Cancer, Palliative, and Chronic Care
Virtual EventRegister Here! From Symptom to Signal: What the Evidence Says About AI-Supported Patient Engagement in Cancer, Palliative, and Chronic Care FREE WEBINAR 1 hr RN, SW, CCM Abstract: Case managers absorb the consequences of a fragmented delivery system. The typical Medicare beneficiary consults seven physicians across four practices annually, and direct communication between hospital physicians and primary care occurs in as few as 3–20% of discharges. The burden concentrates in the populations case management serves most intensively: 3.85 million adult 30-day readmissions each year at a mean cost of $16,300; half of older adults attend the emergency department in the final month of life; and approximately half of emergency presentations by patients with cancer are classified as preventable. These pressures coincide with a nursing workforce in which almost 40% report intention to leave within five years, and with 63 million family caregivers — the majority without formal medical training — sustaining care at home. Patients, meanwhile, have adopted new tools independently: most Americans who seek health information online now regard AI-generated content as at least somewhat trustworthy. The trial evidence is more instructive than either enthusiasm or skepticism alone. Electronic patient-reported outcome monitoring in oncology prolonged survival and reduced emergency […]
