Interviews
US Oncology Network’s Rhonda Henschel Discusses Value-Based Care, Payer Relations Initiatives
October 3rd 2023Rhonda Henschel, US Oncology Network's vice president of payer relations, summarized what she learned from the Minnesota Oncology IVBM and discussed new developments in the value-based cancer care space.
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Dr Jennifer Sturgill Addresses IRA Drug Price Negotiations and the Current Drug Shortage
October 3rd 2023Jennifer Sturgill, DO, Central Ohio Primary Care, discusses how shortages of antibiotics and medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have affected primary care, as well as addresses the impact on heart failure care of CMS’ recent announcement of the first 10 drugs up for price negotiation in 2026 under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Dr Kristin Oaks: When You Eliminate Waste, You Make a Better Patient Experience
October 3rd 2023Fee-for-service care is not really in line with how primary care physicians think or how primary care should be delivered; the crux of value-based care is wanting patients to have the care they want and need, noted Kristin Oaks, DO, Agilon regional medical director at Central Ohio Primary Care.
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In this interview from our recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event, Kristine Slam, MD, FACP, Central Ohio Surgical Associates, discusses the positive impact that Choosing Wisely and enhanced recovery after surgery, or EROS, protocols have had on patients receiving treatment for breast cancer.
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Dr Erin Gillaspie Discusses New Lung Cancer Developments, Surgery Technologies
October 2nd 2023Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discusses new technologies making surgery on lung cancer tumors easier and expresses what currently excites her within the lung cancer space.
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Collaboration Is Key to Success in Alternative Payment Models, Says COA’s Nick Ferreyros
September 27th 2023The number one ingredient that an oncology-based alternative payment model needs to succeed is collaboration, explained Nicolas Ferreyros, managing director of policy, advocacy, and communications, Community Oncology Alliance (COA).
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Dr Erin Gillaspie Explains the Role of Immunotherapies in Lung Cancer Treatment
September 25th 2023Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discussed the role of immunotherapies in lung cancer and how they are used.
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