Articles by Jonathan Nicolla, MBA
The Need for a Serious Illness Digital Ecosystem (SIDE) to Improve Outcomes for Patients Receiving Palliative and Hospice Care
ByJonathan Nicolla, MBA,Hayden B. Bosworth, PhD,Sharron L. Docherty, PhD, PNP-BC,Kathryn I. Pollak, PhD,Jeremy Powell, MEd,Nichole Sellers, BA,Bryce B. Reeve, PhD,Greg Samsa, PhD,Linda Sutton, MD,Arif H. Kamal, MD, MBA, MHS Palliative and hospice care services produce well-known benefits for patients living with serious illness and for their families. Benefits include improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden, spiritual and emotional distress, and caregiver distress.
The Utility of Cost Discussions Between Patients With Cancer and Oncologists
ByS. Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS,Fumiko Chino, MD,Peter A. Ubel, MD,Christel Rushing, MS,Gregory Samsa, PhD,Ivy Altomare, MD,Jonathan Nicolla, MBA,Deborah Schrag, MD,James A. Tulsky, MD,Amy P. Abernethy, MD, PhD,Jeffery M. Peppercorn, MD, MPH Many patients with cancer desire cost discussions with doctors, but those discussions are rare. Nevertheless, cost discussions may lower patient costs-usually without altering treatment.