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Is your cancer program prepared for value-based reimbursement?

on March 14, 2013  |  Permalink

Topics: Oncology, Service Lines, Accountable Care, Market Trends, Strategy, Service Line Growth, Volume Growth

Deirdre Fuller, Oncology Roundtable

Didn’t make it to our 2012 National Meeting series? Don’t worry. We’re delivering our research again as a series of webconferences. During one recent webconference, “The New Rules of Oncology Service Line Growth, Part I,” we asked participants if their cancer programs had any value-based (non-fee-for-service) contracts with commercial payers. Surprisingly, 22% of respondents indicated that their cancer program is involved in either a pay-for-performance, shared savings, or episode-based payment contract.

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Is your cancer program prepared for value-based reimbursement?

ASCO resources help cancer providers address tobacco use

on October 18, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Outcomes, Quality, Performance Improvement, Oncology, Service Lines, Accountable Care, Market Trends, Strategy

Deirdre Fuller, Oncology Roundtable

New American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) resources aim to help oncology providers address tobacco use by cancer patients and subsequently improve patient outcomes.

Tobacco use complicates treatment

Tobacco use is known to negatively impact overall quality of life. Additionally, a growing amount of evidence suggests that tobacco use can complicate several of cancer treatments, including:

  • Radiation therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Surgery

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ASCO resources help cancer providers address tobacco use

Defining and delivering patient-centered care

on July 3, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Oncology, Service Lines, Physician Issues, Accountable Care, Market Trends, Strategy

Brian Clement, Oncology Roundtable

A recent blog post in Health Affairs examines the meaning of patient-centered care, what patients are looking for in a doctor, and the barriers to fulfilling these expectations in our current health care system.

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Defining and delivering patient-centered care