|Podcasts|May 25, 2017

Impact of Money on Care: Dr Patricia Salber Interviews Dr Veena Shankaran

Earlier this year, Veena Shankaran, MD, MS, associate professor at the University of Washington, had a winning case study for the PAN Foundation's annual PAN Challenge. The case study outlined an education program created to improve patient financial literacy and help connect patients to funding organizations.

Earlier this year, Veena Shankaran, MD, MS, of the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, had a winning case study for the PAN Foundation's annual PAN Challenge. The case study outlined an education program created to improve patient financial literacy and help connect patients to funding organizations.

During this podcast, Shankaran and Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, of The Doctor Weighs In, discuss the financial toxicity of cancer, making patients feel more empowered to deal with the financial aspects of care, and the role of the physician in these financial talks.

The case study can be read here.

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