The American Journal of Managed Care®'s annual Patient-Centered Oncology Care® conference brings together experts to deliver insights into the rapidly changing oncology care landscape.
Redefining Patient-Provider Relationships: Cancer Survivor Matthew Zachary
September 13th 2024Matthew Zachary, founder of Stupid Cancer, and keynote speaker at the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) 2024 meeting advocated for addressing provider burnout and mental health, arguing that it is essential for delivering quality patient-centered care.
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Dr Lalan Wilfong on Improving Oncology Care With Patient Navigation
September 13th 2024Lalan Wilfong, MD, senior vice president at Thyme Care, highlights the substantial advantages of patient navigation in enhancing patient outcomes and the need for balancing cost and performance when integrating these services into payment models.
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Eliminating Low-Value Services Can Improve Access to Innovative Cancer Treatments
September 13th 2024With the advances in cancer care, focus has mostly been on lamenting the high cost of these innovations instead of making patients and populations healthier, said A. Mark Fendrick, MD, director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design at the University of Michigan.
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A Q&A With Dr Sarah Hogue: Expanding the Role of Oncology Pharmacists
September 13th 2024Sarah Hogue, PharmD, director of oncology services at St. Luke's Cancer Institute, discusses trends of pharmacists and technicians taking on more clinical responsibilities in oncology, improving patient care, and efficiency.
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Progress and Momentum to Improve Patient Access to Quality, Timely Cancer Care
September 13th 2024During the first fireside chat at the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® meeting, Alyssa Schatz, MSW, of National Comprehensive Cancer Network, discussed work being done to improve care for patients with cancer.
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Sharing Cancer Care Best Practices at PCOC 2024: Dr Samyukta Mullangi
September 9th 2024Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, medical director at Thyme Care, explained her excitement to meet with industry leaders, share best practices, and learn about new innovations in oncology care at Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) 2024.
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The Evolving Role for Pharmacists in Managed Care
September 6th 2024As the pharmacist’s role has evolved in the last decade, they’ve become an important part of reducing costs and better managing patients, explained Scott Soefje, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, assistant professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicines and Science.
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UnitedHealthcare is incorporating real-world evidence into pathways design and policy formulation, leveraging its members' data to evaluate the impact of different regimens on health resource utilization and costs, explains Lucy Langer, MD, MSHS, national medical director of oncology and genomics at UnitedHealthcare.
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Dr Lucy Langer: How UnitedHealthcare Is Enhancing Oncology Pathway Adherence and Promoting Equity
January 28th 2024UnitedHealthcare's oncology payment mode initially involved a pay-for-performance program based on pathways adherence, and will be transitioning in 2024 to a broader system with graded quartiles to incentivize greater participation and pathway adherence.
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Dr Samyukta Mullangi Talks Cost Reductions, Scalability of Thyme Care's Navigation Program
January 22nd 2024The Thyme Care virtual navigation program demonstrated a $594 reduction in total costs per member per month for navigated cancer patients compared with a control group, emphasizing the scalability of the independent virtual navigation model across various contracts, with opportunities to adapt to different populations and needs in the evolving landscape of value-based care arrangements.
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Dr Kirollos Hanna Talks Chemotherapy Shortage Challenges and Solutions
January 15th 2024Especially during shortages, Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACCC, director of pharmacy services at Minnesota Oncology, says practices should carve out areas where going to a different therapeutic approach isn't considered off-pathway.
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How Tennessee Oncology Navigates Clinical Pathway Challenges and Advancements: Dr Edward Arrowsmith
January 10th 2024Edward "Ted" Arrowsmith, MD, MPH, medical director for pathways at OneOncology and managing partner at Tennessee Oncology, talks about challenges and changes in clinical pathways and the importance of keeping them updated.
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Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH, professor at Brown University, discusses the qualities that led him to nominate David J. Meyers, PhD, to receive the Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award. The American Journal of Managed Care® presented the award to Dr Meyers at the 2023 Patient-Centered Oncology Care® meeting.
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Dr Amitkumar Mehta: CAR T-Cell and Bispecific Therapy Are Complementary, Not Competitors
November 9th 2023Amitkumar Mehta, MD, MBA, University of Alabama at Birmingham, notes the long-term data and potential curative effects of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, while expressing optimism about bispecific therapy with ongoing evolution and the chance of significant patient responses.
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Dr Edward Arrowsmith: Trust and Compromise Are Essential in Building Oncology Clinical Care Pathways
November 9th 2023Edward "Ted" Arrowsmith, MD, MPH, medical director for pathways at OneOncology and managing partner at Tennessee Oncology, highlights the need for trust between payers and providers, as well as finding balance in building consistent clinical pathways while prioritizing specific practice needs.
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How Can Oncology Clinical Pathways Contribute to Burnout? Dr Lucy Langer Explains
November 8th 2023There is a lot of noise in the health care system, and oncologists need to collaborate and decide on common shared goals, said Lucy Langer, MD, MSHS, national medical director of oncology and genomics at UnitedHealthcare.
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Dr Samyukta Mullangi on Leveraging Technology Intelligently in Oncology Care
November 8th 2023Leveraging technology intelligently can make the patient-doctor interaction much more seamless and connected, said Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, medical director of oncology at Thyme Care, medical oncologist at Tennessee Oncology.
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PCOC 2023: Bringing Stakeholders Together to Advance Cancer Care Delivery
November 3rd 2023The annual Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) meeting returns to Nashville, Tennessee, on November 7-8, bringing oncology stakeholders together for 2 days of discussions and presentations on the rapidly changing oncology care landscape.
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Dr Lalan Wilfong: EOM, Clinical Pathways Among Key Topics at PCOC 2023
November 3rd 2023Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) 2023 has a diverse group of people coming in to discuss oncology, including payment reform and the future of oncology care, said Lalan Wilfong, MD, The US Oncology Network.
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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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