April 25th 2024
Coverage from the Community Oncology Alliance Community Oncology Conference, held April 4-5, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.
There Is Something for Everyone to Do to Improve Health Equity, Says Oncology Consultants’ Wagner
March 22nd 2023Many people believe health equity is such a big issue that there is not much an individual practice can do to address it, explained Susan Sabo-Wagner, MSN, RN, OCN, executive director of clinical strategy, Oncology Consultants of Houston.
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Spending on novel therapies in high-risk bladder cancer had minimal impact on Oncology Care Model payments to practices, according to this cohort study and an average performance estimation.
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Dr Manmeet Ahluwalia on Improving Genomic Testing Disparities in Oncology
March 12th 2023Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, chief, Solid Tumor Medical Oncology; deputy director; and chief scientific officer at Miami Cancer Institute, addressed disparities in genomic testing among minority patients with cancer, as well as equitable care strategies at his organization’s Center for Equity in Cancer Care & Research.
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Stops and Starts Abound in the Oncology Payment Landscape
March 10th 2023A session at the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) 2023 Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit highlighted ongoing issues in oncology policy and payment, from the Cures 2.0 Act to 340B drug reimbursement.
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Highlands Oncology Group’s Jeff Hunnicutt Discusses Risk Under the EOM
March 10th 2023Jeff Hunnicutt, CEO of Highlands Oncology Group, explains the 2 risk options provided under the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) and why the mandatory downside risk might give pause to practices that saw some success in the Oncology Care Model.
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Dr Sigrun Hallmeyer Discusses Use of Precision Medicine in the First-line Setting
March 10th 2023As scientists are identifying molecular alterations in patients with later-stage cancers that may be targets in earlier-stage disease, next-generation sequencing is being utilized more in the first-line setting, noted Sigrun Hallmeyer, MD, medical oncologist with Advocate Health.
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Dr Kevin Davies: There Is Great Potential for CRISPR in Genetic Diseases and Cancers
March 9th 2023Kevin Davies, PhD, executive editor, The CRISPR Journal and GEN Biotechnology, discusses how CRISPR has evolved from the initial discovery of the double helix to now, with the technology holding great promise for both genetic diseases and cancers.
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Multicancer Early Detection May Change the Screening Game—If We Learn From the Past
March 9th 2023A session at the ACCC 2023 Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit addressed the promise and potential drawbacks of multicancer early detection (MCED) testing for patients in the primary care setting.
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Dr Andre Harvin: Pharmacists Play a Critical Role in Oncology Care
March 9th 2023Andre Harvin, PharmD, MS, MBA, Cone Health Cancer Center, discusses the vital role of pharmacists in oncology: how they use data to streamline patient visits, work to facilitate patient access to biosimilars, and advocate for their patients.
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Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and incoming medical director at Thyme Care, spoke on financial toxicity, heterogeneity of cancer, and other complex factors in oncology care systems that may perpetuate disparities in health care outcomes and delivery among patients.
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Dr Olalekan Ajayi Previews the 2023 ACCC Annual Meeting
March 6th 2023Olalekan Ajayi, PharmD, MBA, chief operating officer of Highlands Oncology Group, PA, and 2023-2024 president-elect of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), discusses why he is excited for this year’s meeting, including its many workshops and day 1 keynote on CRISPR.
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Dr Stephen Schleicher: We’re at a Turning Point in Oncology Care
March 2nd 2023Stephen M. Schleicher, MD, MBA, chief medical officer at Tennessee Oncology, discusses the present state of value-based oncology care and what the future may bring when the Enhancing Oncology Model kicks off on July 1.
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Panel Addresses How Payers, Providers Can Optimally Use Real-World Evidence to Advance Cancer Care
February 23rd 2023Utilizing real-world evidence that applies to the specific care needs of certain patient populations can promote timely decision-making among payers and providers on the use of effective cancer therapies available on the market, said panelists at the 2022 Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) meeting.
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Dr Sashi Naidu: NOLA Initiative Is Helping Overcome Fragmented Oncology Care
February 17th 2023At Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, the No One Left Alone (NOLA) initiative is working to break down cancer health disparities among its patients by addressing the social determinants of health that may be preventing equitable access to care.
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Cancer Symptom Algorithm Identifies Patients at Greater Risk of ED Visits, Hospital Admissions
February 15th 2023A novel algorithm based on patient-reported outcome questionnaires stratified patients by disease complexity and effectively identified those at a higher risk of having an acute care visit.
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NCCN Launches Pilot Project Aiming to Measure, Implement Health Equity in Cancer Care Practices
February 4th 2023Five leading academic cancer centers are assessing the feasibility of implementing the Health Equity Report Card pilot project as a tool that can both meaningfully and feasibly measure and report on equitable care practices.
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