Tennessee Oncology Launches Rural Telehealth Program to Bridge Digital Divide for Middle Tennessee Cancer Patients
To kick off the program, Tennessee Oncology is recruiting Middle Tennessee cancer patients, caregivers, survivors, and patient advocates to participate in the program's design as part of Community Advisory Boards (CABs).
- To kick off the program, Tennessee Oncology is recruiting Middle Tennessee cancer patients, caregivers, survivors, and patient advocates to participate in the program's design as part of Community Advisory Boards (CABs).
- During the Covid-19 pandemic when Tennessee Oncology rapidly deployed telehealth services, patient participation in palliative care, psychology, and integrative oncology grew.
- In 2022, only 1.5 percent of breast cancer patients and 2.7 percent of prostate cancer patients accessed palliative care in rural and underserved Tennessee counties.
- "NEST was born from what we learned using telehealth to connect our patients with cancer care services during the pandemic," said Natalie Dickson, MD, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Tennessee Oncology.