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The NYU Electronic Patient Visit Assessment (ePVA) for head and neck cancer is a digital patient-reported symptom monitoring system, providing actionable information at point-of-care that enables clinicians to provide real-time interventions. Patients access the ePVA through a web link and complete the survey questions within 10 minutes on digital devices (e.g., smart phones, laptops, or digital devices provided by the clinic).

Usual care encompasses pre-treatment, on treatment, and post-treatment care. Pre-treatment care includes education of patients on the treatment plan. On-treatment care includes daily monitoring by a nurse in the radiation therapy (RT) department, weekly on-treatment visits with the RT nurse practitioner and radiation oncologist, and weekly visits with medical oncology nurse practitioners and medical oncologists for patients receiving RT plus chemotherapy. Post-treatment care includes follow-up visits with HNC clinicians (i.e., surgeon, medical oncologist, oral maxillofacial surgeons, and radiation oncologist) to assess the patient's cancer status and identify the patient's acute and long-term symptoms. The clinician's decisions on radiologic exams and referrals to appropriate specialist services, including dental care, are based on the patient's cancer status and symptoms.