The American Journal of Managed Care®'s annual Patient-Centered Oncology Care® brings together
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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Dr Jeff Patton Outlines How Community Oncology Is a Low-Cost, High-Quality Provider
September 24th 2021Having the option of receiving care in their community instead of a large hospital located hours away is not only a benefit for many patients, but research is showing community oncology practices are a low-cost, high-quality provider of care, explained Jeff Patton, MD, executive chairman of Tennessee Oncology and CEO of OneOncology.
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Dr Elizabeth Kwo on the Expanding Use of Remote Patient Monitoring
September 23rd 2021Remote patient monitoring includes urgent care uses, long-term monitoring to help keep patients with cancer out of the hospital by monitoring the effects of oncology treatment at home, and even voice monitoring to check for altered mental status, said Elizabeth Kwo, MD, MBA, MPH, the deputy chief clinical officer at Anthem BCBS, and a speaker at the 10th anniversary of Patient-Centered Oncology Care® conference.
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Reducing Disparities, Using AI, Improving Clinical Trials on Tap for PCOC 2021
September 17th 2021At the 10th anniversary meeting of Patient-Centered Oncology Care®, sessions will cover reducing disparities in cancer care, bringing clinical trials closer to the community, and expanding the scope of what the term "precision medicine" means in cancer care.
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Iksha Herr Previews Her Keynote Address on Data and AI in Health Care for PCOC 2021
September 17th 2021Iksha Herr of Microsoft previews her talk on leveraging data and artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, which will be a high point of this year's Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) conference.
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Dr Joseph Alvarnas: PCOC 2021 Brings Together a Wide Variety of Oncology Stakeholders
September 16th 2021The Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) conference, taking place in a hybrid format September 23-24, 2021, provides a space for oncologists, payers, health care system leaders, and others to delve into different possibilities to improve care, according to Joseph Alvarnas, MD, of City of Hope, editor-in-chief of Evidence-Based Oncology™ and co-chair of the meeting.
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Dr Joseph Alvarnas on the Speakers, Sessions to Watch at PCOC 2021
September 15th 2021Looking forward to the 10th anniversary of the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) conference, taking place in a hybrid format September 23-24, 2021, Joseph Alvarnas, MD, of City of Hope, editor-in-chief of Evidence-Based Oncology™, and co-chair of the meeting, discusses the takeaways that attendees can expect to hear about in the areas of patient care, payment and quality, and multidisciplinary collaboration among specialists.
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In Drug Pricing, PBMs Called the “Arsonist and the Firefighter in One”
December 16th 2020Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), once just administrators created to ease claims processing, have grown to a position of power that comes with conflicts of interest aplenty, said a panel at Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2020.
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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 Kerin Adelson Discusses Evolution in Physician Response to Quality Care Initiatives
September 27th 2020A gradual acceptance among physicians has been observed in adopting quality care initiatives that provide cost-saving, improved patient experience in cancer care, noted Kerin Adelson, MD, of Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven/Yale Cancer Center.
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Dr Harlan Levine on City of Hope's Efforts to Address COVID-19 in Cancer Care
September 26th 2020Testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) before procedures has become a fixture of City of Hope's efforts to protect patients with cancer and staff, noted Harlan Levine, MD, president of Strategy and Business Ventures at City of Hope.
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Dr David Debono Details Anthem's Value-Based Strategy in Cancer Care
September 25th 2020Aligned with ASCO's Patient-Centered Oncology Payment model, Anthem has launched its value-based strategy called the oncology medical home, which seeks to promote quality metrics and improve outcome measures in cancer care.
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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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Antonio Ciaccia Highlights Issues Within Health Care, PBM Operations for PCOC® 2020
September 15th 2020At this year's Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2020 virtual conference, purported lack of incentives, transparency in the supply chain of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) operations, and the overall health care system will be discussed.
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