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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/87694, first published .
Characteristics of Patients Accessing Outpatient Oncology Services Virtually and Predictors of Subsequent Unplanned Emergency Department Presentations in 78,323 Adults in Australia: Retrospective Cohort Study

Characteristics of Patients Accessing Outpatient Oncology Services Virtually and Predictors of Subsequent Unplanned Emergency Department Presentations in 78,323 Adults in Australia: Retrospective Cohort Study

Characteristics of Patients Accessing Outpatient Oncology Services Virtually and Predictors of Subsequent Unplanned Emergency Department Presentations in 78,323 Adults in Australia: Retrospective Cohort Study

Ramya Walsan   1 , PhD ;   Reema Harrison   1 , PhD ;   Johanna Westbrook   1 , PhD ;   Ashfaq Chauhan   1 , PhD ;   Michelle Moscova   2 , PhD ;   Anita Vandyke   3 , MD ;   Elizabeth Manias   4 , PhD ;   Tracey Webster   5 , MSc ;   Natalie Taylor   6 , PhD ;   Prince Peprah   1 , PhD ;   Rebecca Mitchell   7 , PhD

1 Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

2 Health ANSWERS, Shoalhaven, NSW, Australia

3 Commerical & Capital Advisory, Change & Innovation, NSW Health Infrastructure, Sydney, NSW, Australia

4 Monash Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

5 Transformation, Quality, & Safety Division, Clinical Leadership Effectiveness & Outcomes, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia

6 Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

7 Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

Corresponding Author:

  • Ramya Walsan, PhD
  • Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research
  • Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University
  • Level 6, 75 Talavera Road
  • North Ryde, New South Wales 2109
  • Australia
  • Phone: 61 434862125
  • Email: ramya.walsan@mq.edu.au