Primary Care Delivery Is in Urgent Need of Innovation
February 28th 2024At an Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event cohosted by The American Journal of Managed Care® and Optum, speakers emphasized that innovation is urgently needed in primary care delivery to address the broken US health care system.
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What We’re Reading: ACA Enrollment Increase; Adult ADHD Surge; High Rent Health Effects
January 11th 2024Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplace has broken a record for the third consecutive year; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment prescriptions for adults surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to lingering shortages; paying high rent can shorten your lifespan.
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Top 5 Content From Institute for Value-Based Medicine® Events in 2023
December 27th 2023In 2023, there were 18 oncology and 7 population health Institute for Value-Based Medicine® events cohosted with organizations such as Optum, OneOncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Duke Health, Cleveland Clinic, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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Humana Report Shows Benefits of Value-Based Care for Patients, Physicians
December 6th 2023Patients seen at value-based care clinics received more preventive screenings and had lower risks of hospitalization and emergency room visits, according to Humana’s 10th annual value-based care report.
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Overcoming Challenges to Value-Based Care Implementation: Grant Andres
November 10th 2023In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care®, Grant Andres, BSc, DC, BSN, MSN-RN, senior director of clinical operations at Arizona Oncology, discussed the nuances of successfully implementing value-based care initiatives across a large organization.
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EOM Shows Awareness of Issues, but Provides No Resources, Says COA’s Nicolas Ferreyros
November 4th 2023The Enhancing Oncology Model is trying to address a number of the systemic challenges oncology faces without giving practices the tools and resources they need, said Nicolas Ferreyros, managing director of policy, advocacy, and communications, Community Oncology Alliance.
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Allina Health’s Mike Koroscik on Revolutionizing Early Cancer Detection Through Technology
October 26th 2023Through the integration of a population health reimbursement model in 2020, Allina Health Cancer Institute was able to implement expanded screening initiatives through the use of artificial intelligence and precision medicine, according to Mike Koroscik, MBA, MHA, vice president of oncology, Allina Health.
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Dr Melissa Levine on Implementing Value-Based Care in the Primary Care Setting
October 26th 2023Melissa Levine, MD, a family medicine specialist at Arizona Community Physicians and medical director for the Abacus Health accountable care organization (ACO), discussed strategies for succeeding in an ACO and how primary care can complement oncology care for patients with cancer.
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Dr Lalan Wilfong: Patients Deserve the Full Benefit of Everything We Can Provide
October 23rd 2023At the 2023 COA Payer Exchange Summit being held October 23-24 in Reston, Virginia, Lalan Wilfong, MD, US Oncology Network, emphasizes the importance of oncology care equity, ensuring continuity of care, and enhancing care coordination.
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This analysis demonstrates value and innovation of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in the US Kaiser Permanente health system.
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Dr Kristine Slam: In Breast Cancer, Patient Values and Treatment Goals May Differ
October 16th 2023Kristine Slam, MD, FACP, Central Ohio Surgical Associates, addresses the importance of involving patients in decisions regarding their goals for treatment, emphasizing that this involvement is critical to uncover what they value, as well as their short- and long-term goals for treatment.
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Dr Alma Habib: Effort Needs to Be Put Into Addressing Disparities in Leukemia, Lymphoma Care
October 15th 2023Alma Habib, MD, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, talks about the fact that disparities are able to be recognized in leukemia/lymphoma care, but the questions of how to address these disparities remain.
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Dr Sarah Wall: Putting Attention on Older Adults With Blood-Based Cancer Is Vital Moving Forward
October 10th 2023Sarah Wall, MD, talks about how it’s important to consider patient age when treating older patients with cancer because it will impact so many of them and blood cancers act differently and can be more aggressive in older adults.
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Avidity Biosciences Gains FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Patients With DMD
October 9th 2023Sarah Boyce, president and CEO at Avidity Biosciences, discusses her leading role at the company, as well as antibody oligonucleotide conjugate drug, AOC 1044, currently in development for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with mutations amenable to exon 44 skipping (DMD44).
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Sustainable Cancer Screening Has Potential, With the Right Tools
October 6th 2023A presentation at the Association of Community Cancer Centers’ 40th National Oncology Conference explored how a cancer screening initiative can be sustainable and revenue positive while driving value-based savings in an evolving market.
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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 Olalekan Ajayi Previews Key Topics to Be Presented at the ACCC National Oncology Conference
October 3rd 2023Olalekan Ajayi, PharmD, MBA, 2023-2024 president of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) and chief operating officer of Highlands Oncology Group, PA, reflects upon his role at ACCC and highlights key topics in oncology care and cancer research that will be presented at the National Oncology Conference.
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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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ACCC National Oncology Conference to Focus on Reimagining Innovation in Cancer Care
October 3rd 2023This year’s 40th National Oncology Conference from the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) will take place in Austin, Texas, from October 4-6, with content designed to reflect the theme of “Reimagining Innovation.”
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