OncoHub leverages a hub and spoke model to deliver cancer care services across a wide geographical area.
The Hub
The central hub is a high-volume, advanced cancer care facility equipped with:
The Spokes
The spokes are smaller, satellite facilities located in geographically dispersed areas. These facilities typically provide:
The hub and spoke model offer several advantages for cancer patients, including:
Here’s a diagram illustrating the hub and spoke model:
The Caare platform can be a valuable tool within the Caare Oncohub and spoke model by facilitating communication, consultation, and remote monitoring between patients, general oncologists at the spokes, and specialists at the central hub. Here’s how:
Improved Patient-Provider Communication:
Virtual Consultations:
Remote Patient Monitoring:
Additional Considerations:
By integrating the Caare Platform into the hub and spoke model, Caare Onco can enhance accessibility to care, improve communication and collaboration between spoke clinics and the central hub, and potentially improve patient outcomes.
Remote video-assisted chemotherapy (RVAC) is a telehealth model that allows patients undergoing chemotherapy to receive treatment closer to home. This is achieved through the use of video conferencing technology, which enables patients to connect with nurses and doctors at a healthcare facility while receiving chemotherapy medication at a local clinic or even at home.
RVAC offers several benefits for patients undergoing chemotherapy, including:
Reduced travel time and cost: For patients living in rural or remote areas, traveling to a hospital or cancer center for chemotherapy can be a significant burden. RVAC eliminates the need for long commutes, allowing patients to receive treatment in a more convenient setting.
Improved quality of life: RVAC can help to improve patients’ quality of life by reducing the stress and fatigue associated with travel. This can allow patients to spend more time with family and friends and focus on their overall well-being.
Increased access to care: RVAC can help to increase access to chemotherapy care for patients who may not otherwise be able to travel to a treatment center.
How RVAC Works
The specific process for RVAC may vary depending on the healthcare facility, but it typically involves the following steps:
Consultation: A patient meets with an oncologist or other healthcare provider to discuss whether RVAC is a suitable option for them.
Preparation: If RVAC is determined to be a good fit, the patient will receive training on how to use the video conferencing technology and how to prepare for treatment at home.
Treatment: During chemotherapy treatment, the patient will connect with a nurse or doctor at the healthcare facility via video conferencing. The nurse will monitor the patient’s vital signs and administer the chemotherapy medication.
Follow-up: After treatment, the patient will have a follow-up appointment with their healthcare provider to discuss any side effects and monitor their progress.
RVAC is not suitable for all patients undergoing chemotherapy. Patients who are considered good candidates for RVAC typically have:
RVAC is a promising new model of care that has the potential to improve the lives of patients undergoing chemotherapy. By reducing travel time and cost, improving quality of life, and increasing access to care, RVAC can help to ensure that more patients receive the treatment they need