MyCareCompass Posts
Right Information, Right Patient, Right Time: Utilizing the MyCareCompass Platform to Deliver Patient Education in the Oncology Setting
BY LINDA FLEISHER, CASSIDY KENNY, CHERYL RUSTEN, DANIELLA KOREN & ZOE LANDAU AUGUST 4, 2023
Patient education is an important part of cancer care as it increases patient activation and informed decision-making, reduces anxiety, and improves outcomes. However, challenges to providing appropriate education to patients exist on both the health provider and patient side of the equation, e.g., time constraints and health literacy issues.
MyCareCompass is launched at Fox Chase Cancer Center as a result of the generous Astellas C3 Prize for Oncology Innovation
BY ARCHES MARCH 26, 2021
"We often give patients a lot of information at the start, but that information is needed across the trajectory of treatment or as things change. The goal of MyCareCompass is to deliver the right patient care information at the right time," said Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH
Bridging the gap in patient education with digital communication
FEB 2, 2020
The dissemination of patient education is a universal challenge in cancer care. At a time when patients feel shocked, overwhelmed, and emotional in the face of a diagnosis, they often do not retain the necessary clinical information that their care providers are communicating to them.
How much information do patients really need/want about their treatment? -- The value in properly timed communications to improve outcomes
BY ARCHES DEC 09, 2019
Information is everywhere. From the newscaster talking about a recent health study, to the internet, where information floods millions of pages that take hours to sift through. As patients, we can become overwhelmed with information overload.
Oncology competition spotlights non-medical solutions that can close patient-support gap
NOV 8, 2019
Among the most burdensome aspects of living with disease is the mental and social impact the illness exerts on patients and families. Beyond blindsiding the sufferer and their caregivers, these additional effects have, to a large extent, escaped the attention of pharma, which traditionally has concerned itself with developing and marketing medical treatments.
Patient education beyond treatment information -- how to navigate the system and get support
BY ARCHES NOV 05, 2019
When we think about health care, perhaps the scariest thing is receiving a cancer diagnosis. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), cancers can be diagnosed in a number of ways, including lab tests and imaging scans, and therefore can be found during a routine physical or other preventive health care service – not something one would expect during a regular check-up.
Arches Technology: Forging Better Patient-Provider Relationships
BY DANIELLA KOREN JULY 31, 2019
In the face of growing diseases and treatment discoveries, it is important for oncology healthcare personnel to provide health information to patients and caregivers that can be easily understood. Previously, when people wanted to learn about their conditions or needed to discuss their treatments and the doctors they were consulting with another person, they had to take it to public forums.
New Podcast: Empowering Cancer Patients with Education
BY DANIELLA KOREN JULY 08, 2019
Supporting cancer patients requires engaging them at key moments in their treatment journey when they feel most overwhelmed and anxious. Our content automation technology enables cancer centers to deliver just-in-time education based on patient appointments during their cancer journey, filling an important gap in patient engagement and preparation. Listen to this episode of the Outcomes Rocket podcast where our CEO, Daniella Koren, explains how we're doing this.
Crafting Patient Education to Serve Different Learning Modalities
BY DANIELLA KOREN APRIL 9, 2019
Health educators intend to provide information to patients and caregivers that is easily understood, and more importantly can be recalled and acted upon.That's never been easy, but has and will continue to become more challenging in the face of growing disease and treatment discovery.
Reducing Fear & Anxiety for Cancer Patients is Possible
BY DANIELLA KOREN FEB 19, 2019
There is a saying that goes, "the only thing certain in life is uncertainty," and although not particularly comforting, this point becomes underscored for us in healthcare. Many of us do our best to live into “healthy” habits - not smoking, eating clean, drinking in moderation and working out. I’m a firm believer in healthy lifestyle and always have been, however at the same time realize that there are no guarantees in terms of life expectancy and possible health issues we might encounter despite our very best efforts.
Arches Expands Partnership with Kettering Health Network
BY ARCHES JAN 29, 2019
In 2018, Arches launched MyCareCompass at Kettering Health Network with the oncology service line. The goal is to help augment education delivered at the point of care and better prepare patients for their upcoming treatments. Initially the focus was on patients undergoing infusion chemotherapy.
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Arches Technology Launches My Care Compass (MCC)
BY ARCHES TECHNOLOGY MAY 10, 2018
NEW YORK, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Arches Technology is a software company that provides marketing cloud products for the healthcare industry. Recently partnering with Kettering Health Network, Arches Technology.