May 8th 2024
The Joint Commission is launching the Rural Health Clinic Accreditation Program to standardize staff training and patient care practices at rural health clinics nationwide; the American Cancer Society recently launched the largest-ever study of cancer risk and outcomes in Black women; the HHS COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved $732 billion by preventing illness and related costs.
Mike Fazio on Choosing Between Oncology Care First or Another Oncology APM
December 26th 2020Practices deciding whether to join Oncology Care First or another oncology alternative payment model (APM) will need a clear understanding of how big of a transformation they’ll need to make to their practice, said Mike Fazio.
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Dr Basit Chaudhry: How Practices Can Take Advantage of the Delay to Oncology Care First
December 14th 2020With the start of Oncology Care First (OCF) being delayed, practices participating in the Oncology Care Model have more time to set themselves up to success when they transition to OCF, said Basit Chaudhry, MD, PhD, founder of Tuple Health.
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Dr Sara Douglas: Support Is Often Hard to Come By for Distance Caregivers
December 3rd 2020Distance caregivers of patients with cancer often find it difficult to enlist adequate support, noted Sara L. Douglas, PhD, RN, associate dean for research at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.
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Dr Kerin Adelson on Changes in Care Coordination Precipitated by OCM
November 1st 2020Through the Oncology Care Model's impact on preventing unnecessary utilization, particularly for in-patient care, resources derived from its use has enhanced care coordination and led to the formation of novel infrastructure and clinical pathways.
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Cancer Does Not Stop for COVID-19, but Reform Becomes a Challenge
October 28th 2020During a session on day 1 of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) Virtual Payer Exchange Summit on Oncology Payment Reform, a panel of experts discussed the ways COVID-19 continues to impact cancer care and payment reform.
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Dr Andre Goy Discusses Potential Benefits of Earlier Use of CAR T Therapies
October 25th 2020Andre Goy, MD, chairman, director, and chief of the Division of Lymphoma at John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack, NJ, discussed the potential benefits of using CAR T-cell therapies as a second-line treatment.
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Dr David Jackman on Dana Farber's Clinical Pathway Development Process
October 21st 2020At Dana Farber Cancer Institute, essential steps to developing clinical pathways include engaging physicians to buy-in, finding the optimal platform to store data, and displaying resulting content in a supportive and efficient way.
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Dr Sara Douglas: Distance Caregivers of Patients With Cancer Have Distinct Needs
October 11th 2020Distance caregivers have unique needs, explained Sara L. Douglas, PhD, RN, the Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing, associate dean for research, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University.
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Counties Experiencing Persistent Poverty Have Higher Cancer Mortality Rates
September 30th 2020Throughout the United States, counties experiencing persistent poverty have disproportionately higher rates of cancer mortality, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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Dr Maura Abbott Explains How Vaccine Form Determines Patient Contraindications
September 29th 2020Form will determine in which patient populations, and why, a vaccine is not indicated for administration, said Maura Abbott, PhD, AOCNP, CPNP, RN, assistant professor of nursing at the Columbia University School of Nursing.
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Addressing Cancer Disparities Requires Asking Questions and Putting Aside Assumptions
September 28th 2020Speakers at Patient-Centered Oncology Care® highlighted injustices in the US health care system, the risk of financial toxicity, and how providers can do a better job to ensure their patients achieve health equity, during a panel discussion.
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Dr Kashyap Patel Discusses COVID-19 Implications for PCOC® 2020
September 23rd 2020The uncertainties precipitated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic around cancer care delivery are a challenging topic to be further addressed at this year’s Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2020 virtual meeting.
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