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Dr Peter P. Yu Describes the Many Dimensions to Providing Quality Cancer Care
There are many dimensions to providing quality cancer care, but they're always tied to aligning the best outcomes with the patient's preferences, Peter P. Yu, MD, FASCO, 2014-2015 president of ASCO, said at the Patient-Centered Oncology Care meeting.
There are many dimensions to providing quality cancer care, but they’re always tied to aligning the best outcomes with the patient’s preferences, Peter P. Yu, MD, FASCO, 2014-2015 president of ASCO, said at The American Journal of Managed Care’s Patient-Centered Oncology Care meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
He pointed out that there is a difference between achievable and hoped for outcomes, and fostering realistic expectations at the beginning of the discussion is important for patient satisfaction.
“If you can match the best possible outcomes with the preference of the patient, then I think you have high quality,” Dr Yu said.
Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr Dalia Rotstein: Physicians Must Be Aware MS Affects People of All Backgrounds
April 24th 2024Dalia Rotstein, MD, MPH, emphazises the importance of awareness that multiple sclerosis (MS) impacts patients from various backgrounds as clinicians think through ways to improve access to care and research efforts in MS.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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