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Megan E Salwei1, Barbara Voigtman1, Janelle Faiman1
1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|May 23, 2026
Summary
Navigating breast cancer care is complex. A new tool, COMPASS, integrates with health records to personalize patient treatment journeys and address challenges for patients and clinicians.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Health Informatics
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Breast cancer diagnosis involves numerous clinical specialties.
- Treatment decisions are preference-sensitive, adding complexity.
- Patients and clinicians face challenges in navigating care pathways.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the design and build of a novel tool named COMPASS.
- To support breast cancer patients throughout their treatment journey.
- To address identified challenges in cancer care navigation.
Main Methods:
- Human-centered design process.
- Development of a personalized tool, COMPASS.
- Integration into electronic health record and patient portal systems.
Main Results:
- Elucidation of key challenges for patients and clinicians.
- Successful design and build of the COMPASS tool.
- Demonstration of a novel technological approach to care navigation.
Conclusions:
- The COMPASS tool addresses critical challenges in breast cancer care.
- Human-centered design is effective in developing patient support tools.
- Integrated technology can enhance the breast cancer patient treatment journey.
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