
Maria Pisu
173 posts

Maria Pisu
@MariaPisu1
Rhythm, RUTH, Wii Can, economic burden of cancer...follow my cool projects for cancer survivors with Michelle Martin @ UAB Division of Preventive Medicine.



Imagine: you can spend $56 billion on improving care for older adults. How would you spend it? A relevant question in light of a new Alzheimer's drug that could cost that much annually -- and more. My latest. khn.org/news/article/p…





Compared to pts w/o a #cancer diagnosis, those w/cancer & high-deductible health plans were more like to delay/forgo cancer care Critical lesson for payers: high cost sharing for cancer care might increase costs & worsen outcomes due to delays. ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.120… @JOP_ASCO







If you’re not talking to patients about #costofcare, you should start. A #free supplement to @AnnalsofIM funded by @RWJF includes 8 articles that can help plan your discussions. First up, learn 7 Habits for highly effective cost of care conversations ow.ly/4qbi50u13JK.



High levels of unmet social support needs exist among older adults w/ cancer, particularly in informational & medical sub-domains. A proposition of new care models to address these issues: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… #GeriOnc @myCARG @UAB_ICOS @UABCancerCenter


