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Travis Brewer Discusses Payer Initiatives to Improve Oncology Patient Outcomes
June 27th 2023Texas Oncology's Travis Brewer, vice president of payer relations, discusses how collaboration between primary care providers and oncologists can improve population health outcomes by focusing on payer initiatives and strategies.
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Dr Susan Escudier on How Oncologists and PCPs Can Work Together to Improve Value-Based Care
June 14th 2023Susan Escudier, MD, FACP, vice president of value-based and quality programs for Texas Oncology, discusses how collaboration between oncologists and primary care physicians (PCPs) can improve patient satisfaction and outcomes.
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Dr Amal Agarwal: Value-Based Contracts Can Help Align Incentives in Dialysis
June 2nd 2023Amal Agarwal, DO, MBA, chief clinical officer at Monogram Health, explains the importance of value-based agreements in dialysis care, and the issue of dialysis prevalence among low-income and marginalized communities.
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Telehealth Has Many Benefits in GI Care, Says Oshi Health's Sam Holliday
May 20th 2023Telehealth provides more flexibility for patients with gastrointestinal issues to better fit their care into their lives and around symptoms they may be experiencing, said Sam Holliday, co-founder and CEO of Oshi Health.
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Communication, Teamwork Can Foster Resilience, Says Dr Lee Norman
May 14th 2023The best leaders are those who foster open communication, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, who appeared at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event on population health in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Deliberate Learning Can Help Providers Adapt, Says Dr Lee Norman
May 7th 2023Keeping up-to-date on information, whether it is about clinical matters or information systems, is critical to a deliberate learning mindset that is beneficial to health care providers, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, the senior medical director for Optum Care Kansas City.
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Dr Stephen Schleicher: Rural Patient Care Access Is a Top Priority for Community Oncology
May 4th 2023Stephen M. Schleicher, MD, MBA, Tennessee Oncology, co-authored a recent paper on the complexities of the rural cancer experience; the principal conclusion was potential for a streamlined care process to optimize care efficiencies and access, thereby improving patient outcomes.
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Dr David Eagle: Progress in Hematology/Oncology Is Not Without Its Difficulties
April 20th 2023For all the success the hematology/oncology space has seen over the past 20-plus years, difficult discussions now focus on paying for that care, explained David A. Eagle, MD, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists.
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Dr Ryan Huey: Expansion of Patient Support, Care Key to Improve Value-Based Oncology
April 14th 2023There are various areas across different patient care and support perspectives that offer opportunities to improve value-based care in oncology, said Ryan Huey, MD, gastrointestinal medical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
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Championing Value-Based Primary Care: How Practices Can Support and Optimize Health Outcomes
April 10th 2023At a Kansas City, Missouri, meeting of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine®, speakers discussed ways to eliminate wasteful care and build the infrastructure required to advance value-based care delivery.
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Dr Sashi Naidu: Financial Concerns Are a Constant Challenge in Community Oncology
April 9th 2023Sashi Naidu, MD, is director of research at Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, where the No One Left Alone (NOLA) initiative is working to break down cancer health disparities among its patients and prevent care fragmentation.
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Dr Ryan Huey Discusses the Necessity of Teamwork in Value-Based Oncology
April 7th 2023Ryan Huey, MD, gastrointestinal medical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, discussed the vital roles multiple health care providers play in improving outcomes for patients with cancer.
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Dr David Eagle: Health Equity Involves More Than Medical Care
April 2nd 2023Close to 80% of what influences how long someone is going to live is where and how they live, and we need to pay more attention to that or we’re not paying attention to everything that affects their lives, explained David A. Eagle, MD, of New York Cancer & Blood Specialists.
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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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Dr Lee Norman on How the Pandemic Changed His Thoughts About Building Resilience
March 14th 2023Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, spoke at The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®)’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine®'s March 2023 event on population health about leading physician practices and navigating through change; here, he talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic shifted how he thinks about resiliency during times of intense stress and work.
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Dr Sashi Naidu: Partnering With Molecular Diagnostic Labs Facilitates Advanced Cancer Care
March 6th 2023Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates’ No One Left Alone initiative works to dismantle cancer health disparities and increase health care equity among its rural patient population. Sashi Naidu, MD, director of research, discusses delivering next-generation sequencing testing to patients.
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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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Telehealth Involves More Than Making a Phone Call, Says Oncology Consultants’ Wagner
February 19th 2023We’ve found through health equity initiatives that the search for the right telehealth modality is never ending, explained Oncology Consultants of Houston’s Susan Sabo-Wagner, MSN, RN, OCN, executive director of clinical strategy.
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