Dr Patti Forest Outlines Challenges of CMS' Oncology Care Model

One of the challenges providers will face in the new Oncology Care Model that CMS announced earlier this year is measuring quality and meeting quality standards under, according to Patti Forest, MD, MBA, senior medical director of network quality and performance at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

"[Providers] need to meet the quality standards to be eligible for any shared savings that they may generate in a value-based payment model," she said.