Clinical Decision Support in the Electronic Medical Record for Symptom Management

Cooley ME, Lenert LA, Abrahm JL, Lobach DF.

Using data-driven clinical decision support to integrate precision cancer symptom management into the electronic health record.

Sem Oncol Nurs 2025; 41: 15906 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2025.151937

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Cooley ME, Nayak MM, Abrahm JL, et al.

Patient and caregiver perspectives on decision support for symptom and quality of life management during cancer treatment: Implications for eHealth

Psychooncology. Psychooncology. 2017 26:1105-122017 26:1105-12

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Cooley ME, Mazzola E, et al.

Clinical Decision Support for Symptom Management in Lung Cancer Patients: A Group RCT

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2022; 63:572-580

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Cooley ME, Lobach DF, et al.

Creating Computable Algorithms for Symptom Management in an Outpatient Thoracic Oncology Setting

J Pain Symptom Manage 2013;46:911-924

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Cooley ME, Blonquist TM, et al.

Feasibility of Using Algorithm-Based Clinical Decision Support for Symptom Assessment and Management in Lung Cancer

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Jan;49(1):13-26

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Cooley ME, Abrahm JL, et al.

Algorithm-based Decision Support for Symptom Self-management Among Adults with Cancer: Results of Usability Testing

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2018; 18:31

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About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions  on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.