on March 14, 2013 |
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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?
on October 18, 2012 |
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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
on October 17, 2012 |
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Topics: Oncology, Service Lines, Breast Cancer, Tumor Site Strategy, Market Trends, Strategy, Clinical Research
Brian Clement, Oncology Roundtable
A recent study published in Nature confirms that there are four genetically distinct types of breast cancer. Hundreds of researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas network analyzed samples from 825 patients, discovering findings that hold major implications for the future of cancer research and drug development.
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Study confirms four types of breast cancer
