Table 1.
Survey Questions
| Category | Question | Number of Respondents |
Center Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation insecurity screening | Does your cancer center support (eg, screen, coordinate, fund) the transportation needs of patients? | 25 | Yes: 96% No: 4% |
| Transportation insecurity screening | How does your cancer center screen for the transportation needs of patients? (Please check all that apply) | 24 | Social worker referral: 96% Clinician referral: 83% Patient or client initiated: 79% Insurance coverage (eg, Medicaid or uninsured): 50% Other: 42% Routine or intermittent screening of patients (eg, annual): 33% |
| Transportation insecurity coordination | Does your cancer center coordinate transportation for its patients? | 24 | Yes, coordinated in collaboration with a ride service (eg, Uber Health, Lyft Health, or a transportation network company): 54% Yes, coordinated solely by the clinic or the cancer center: 46% |
| Transportation insecurity coordination | How does your cancer center coordinate transportation for its patients? (Please check all that apply) | 24 | Calls rides for patients: 83% Provides vouchers for transportation (eg, taxi or public transit): 75% Uses a platform operated by a technology company or vendor (eg, Uber Health, Lyft Health, or a transportation network company): 54% Other: 54% Uses a platform operated by a transportation broker (eg, ModivCare or Logisticare): 17% |
| Transportation insecurity funding | How is transportation for your cancer center patients funded? (Please check all that apply) | 24 | Philanthropy: 88% Internal, operational dollars: 63% Grants: 63% Insurance covers transportation: 58% Other: 17% |
| Transportation insecurity in the upcoming 12 months | Which of the below best describes your cancer center’s plans for patient transportation in the next 12 months? | 25 | Continuing program(s) in current state: 60% Expanding existing program(s): 32% Starting new program(s): 4% None of the above: 4% |
| Transportation insecurity in the upcoming 12 months | In the next 12 months, how important is it for your cancer center to solve transportation challenges for patients? | 25 | Extremely important: 44% Very important: 20% Moderately important: 28% Slightly important: 8% Not at all important: 0% |
| Transportation insecurity in the upcoming 12 months | What types of transportation challenges is your cancer center currently facing? | 12 | Open text box responses |