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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How Oncology Practices Are Identifying, Addressing Health Needs Amid Pandemic
September 23rd 2020Through risk stratification and identifying social determinants of health, oncology practices are monitoring the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic, noted Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, senior medical director of HealthEC.
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AACR Report Highlights Disparities in Cancer and the Need for Health Equity
September 18th 2020Although innovations in cancer treatment have driven down overall cancer death rates and increased the number of survivors living with cancer, that progress has not benefitted everyone with cancer equally.
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Access to Care: Burris Says United With Our Patients, We Accelerate Progress Together
July 20th 2020“We’ve had advancements, but we need to go faster,” said ASCO President Howard A. "Skip" Burris III, MD, as he stressed the importance of advancing therapies for better patient outcomes by addressing obstacles to patients’ care. “Access to care, access to clinical trials, and access to information are really key.”
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From the Editor-in-Chief: Bigger Questions of Systems, Viruses, and the Lives of Real People
June 19th 2020As I recall the early days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, what stands out most is its profound human cost and the courage of those who helped our society transcend it. We are in the midst of a time in which the human toll of COVID-19 and the enormity of the path ahead are clear.
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How to Optimize Cancer Therapy When Coronavirus Hits the Fan
June 17th 2020The American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends that cancer survivors who have completed their treatment and are under surveillance with no known evidence of disease are to be kept out of care facilities to avoid developing COVID-19.
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Claims Identification of Patients With Severe Cancer-Related Symptoms
The authors established a claims-based mechanism for identifying patients with lung cancer with more severe patient-reported cancer-related symptoms who could benefit from engagement with health care programs.
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Aaron Lyss on What the Next Oncology Payment Model Should Include
June 11th 2020Benchmarking, accountability, bilateralism, and scalability are the 4 parameters critical to successful alternative payment models in oncology, said Aaron Lyss, MBA, director of strategy and business development at Tennessee Oncology.
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Aaron Lyss Outlines Lessons Learned From Data Analytics
June 6th 2020In each performance period of the Oncology Care Model for which we've received data, we've seen different aspects of care that we can improve upon in the following 6 months, said Aaron Lyss, MBA, director of strategy and business development at Tennessee Oncology.
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