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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Innovation in Value-Based Care Requires More Data, Patient-Centered Thinking
November 9th 2023In a panel discussion at the 2023 Patient-Centered Oncology Care® meeting held in Nashville, Tennessee, experts discussed the Enhancing Oncology Model and themes in the movement toward value-based care in oncology.
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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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PBMs: When Competition Does Not Benefit Consumers
November 8th 2023In a session held during the 2023 Patient-Centered Oncology Care® meeting, Erin Trish, PhD, co-director of the USC Schaeffer Center, fielded questions about the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) landscape from Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, chief medical officer at Tennessee Oncology.
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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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Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, dean for medical education at UChicago Medicine, discusses the qualities that led her to nominate Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, to receive the Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award. The American Journal of Managed Care® presented the 2022 award to Dr Ganguli at the 2022 Patient-Centered Oncology Care® meeting.
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Dr Joseph Alvarnas Explains Barriers to Clinical Trial Diversity and Payer Participation
November 11th 2022For the US health care system to be appropriately patient-centered, clinical trials need to be reflective of the country's diversity, said Joseph Alvarnas, MD, vice president of government affairs and senior medical director for employer strategy at City of Hope.
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Dr Debra Patt: DESTINY-Breast04 Realizes a Promise of Modern Cancer Therapy
November 11th 2022Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of public policy and strategic initiatives at Texas Oncology, expands on her keynote address at the 2022 meeting of Patient-Centered Oncology Care®, which focused on DESTINY-Breast04 study findings and their applicability to managed care.
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Meet Dr Ishani Ganguli, Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award Recipient
November 10th 2022Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, reacts to receiving the 2022 Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award.
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Dr Neil Iyengar Emphasizes Importance of Population Health Lens in Oncology at PCOC 2022
November 10th 2022Population health brings an important lens to both oncology practice and research, said Neil Iyengar, MD, associate attending physician, breast medical service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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PCOC 2022 Brings “Equity Equals Access for All” to Nashville and Virtual Audience
November 8th 2022Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) begins Wednesday in Tennessee with 2 days of discussions on how to achieve the related goals of closing health care disparities and eliminating barriers for patients.
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Dr Kashyap Patel Talks Value-Based Care, Defining Value, Other Themes at PCOC 2022
November 8th 2022Kashyap Patel, MD, president of Community Oncology Alliance and chief executive officer of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, previews the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) 2022 meeting happening this week in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Dr Marcus Neubauer Outlines the Benefits of the OCM and the Potential Successor Model
October 1st 2021The Oncology Care Model (OCM) was a great program that led to practice transformation and improved patient care, but there needs to be a way to address the high cost of cancer therapies, said Marcus Neubauer, MD, chief medical officer of the US Oncology Network.
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In Oncology Clinical Pathways, the Variability Isn’t With the Drugs
September 25th 2021Experts who took part in Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2021 said when guidelines recommend high-cost targeted therapies or immunotherapies, the focus must turn to areas such as imaging, diagnostic tests, and other elements that contribute to the cost of care.
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What's Next After OCM? Possibly a Gap and Something Mandatory, Experts Predict
September 25th 2021With the Oncology Care Model (OCM) slated to end in 2022, the successor model is still not in place. According to panelists, there is likely going to be a gap after OCM ends and the new model begins, but more importantly, practices should prepare for the new model to be mandatory.
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Dr Kashyap Patel: OCM Should Continue During the Pandemic
September 24th 2021The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is scheduled to end in just a few months, but with no new model in place to succeed it and practices still struggling during the pandemic, OCM should continue in its current form, said Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associations, current president of the Community Oncology Alliance, and co-chair of Patient-Centered Oncology Care®.
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Dr Debra Patt Discusses the Increased Use of Telemedicine and Digital Health During the Pandemic
September 24th 2021The pandemic has acted as a catalyst to increase the use of digital health and telemedicine, allowing providers to continue to deliver great care and even reach their rural patients, said Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Texas Oncology.
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Addressing Disparities Starts With Engaging the Community
September 24th 2021In the opening sessions at the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® conference, held September 23-24 both virtually and in Nashville, Tennessee, speakers focused on addressing disparities by getting involved and engaged with the community.
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