Clinical Research Directory

Homeless Veterans and Peer Whole Health Coaching

Use of acute care services (e.g., hospitalizations, Emergency Department visits) contributes substantially to the cost of healthcare for Veterans. Homelessness is a robust social determinant of super utilization of acute care. The goal of this project is to test if Peer Specialists trained in Whole Health Coaching can reduce homeless Veterans' frequent use of acute care.

Acute Risk Monitoring for Oncology Therapy Regimen

Patients undergoing outpatient infusion systemic therapy for cancer are at risk for potentially preventable, unplanned acute care in the form of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. These events impact patient outcomes, treatment decisions, and healthcare costs. To address this need, the Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services developed the chemotherapy measure (OP-35). Recent randomized controlled studies indicate that electronic health record (EHR)-based machine learning (ML) approaches accurately direct supportive care to reduce acute care during radiotherapy. This study aims to develop and prospectively validate ML approaches to predict the risk of OP-35 qualifying, potentially preventable, acute care events within 30 days of infusion systemic therapy.