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Data Drive Quality Improvement in an Oncology Patient-Centered Medical Home
By
Meg Barbor, MPH
Quality Care
,
Policies & Guidelines
April 2016, Vol 7, No 3
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Integrating Survivorship Care in Oncology: A Conversation with Patricia Ganz, MD
By
Patricia Ganz, MD
Survivorship
,
Policies & Guidelines
April 2016, Vol 7, No 3
At the 2016 Cancer Survivorship Symposium, Dr Ganz spoke with
Value-Based Cancer Care
(
VBCC
) about the importance of cancer rehabilitation, the politics of surveillance, and the greatest unmet needs facing survivors.
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Improving Survivorship Care: A Patient Advocate's Prescription
By
Chase Doyle
Survivorship
,
Policies & Guidelines
April 2016, Vol 7, No 3
The job of the oncology medical team is to put out the fire, stop the emergency, and save the patient’s life, said Diane Heditsian, Researcher and Patient Advocate, Breast Oncology Program, University of California, San Francisco, during the 2016 Cancer Survivorship Symposium.
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A New Paradigm for Survivorship Care: Assessing the Patient’s Priorities
By
Chase Doyle
Survivorship
,
Policies & Guidelines
March 2016, Vol 7, No 2
A new paradigm of survivorship care is needed that attempts to balance the patient’s total well-being against the often toxic treatment of the disease, suggests Deborah Korenstein, MD, Director of Clinical Effectiveness, Memorial Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY. At the 2016 Cancer Survivorship Symposium, Dr Korenstein outlined a more personal approach to care: assessing the individual patient’s priorities and goals to balance long-term benefits and harms.
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Anthem’s Response to Survivorship Medicine: Reimbursement Based on Care Coordination and Patient Outcomes
By
Chase Doyle
Survivorship
,
Policies & Guidelines
March 2016, Vol 7, No 2
Survivorship medicine has never been in more demand, but questions regarding reimbursement remain. According to
Jennifer Malin, MD, PhD
, Medical Director, Oncology and Care Management, Anthem, if cancer survivorship models are to succeed, they will need to integrate into new healthcare delivery models, with less focus on cost and more on improving care coordination.
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Two Studies Point to Inadequate Evidence Supporting Many FDA Drug Approvals
By
Rosemary Frei, MSc
Health Policy
,
Policies & Guidelines
December 2015, Vol 6, No 11
Two related studies have documented significant deficiencies in the way the FDA approves expanded or new indications for drugs, using its expedited approval processes with limited evidence.
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Treating Sexual Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors
By
Chase Doyle
Survivorship
,
Policies & Guidelines
December 2015, Vol 6, No 11
Sexual dysfunction is prevalent in women with breast cancer, a consequence of treatment that affects pre- and postmenopausal women. However, the safety and efficacy of available treatments remain understudied, according to Shari B. Goldfarb, MD, Medical Oncologist, Breast Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), NY.
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Addressing Fertility Issues in Patients with Breast Cancer
By
Chase Doyle
Survivorship
,
Policies & Guidelines
December 2015, Vol 6, No 11
Fertility and early menopause after cancer can pose challenging emotional and medical issues for patients and their clinicians. Survivors who become infertile because of their cancer treatment are at an increased risk for emotional distress and are often affected by unresolved grief and depression, according to Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston.
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Teamwork Improves End-of-Life Care, Saves Money
By
Phoebe Starr
End-of-Life Care
,
Palliative Care
,
Policies & Guidelines
,
Personalized Medicine
December 2015, Vol 6, No 11
San Antonio, TX—An innovative care model program for end-of-life care for patients with cancer improved symptom management, reduced hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths, and increased the use of hospice care.
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ASCO/AAHPM Guidance Statement Could Standardize Palliative Care in Oncology
By
Meg Barbor, MPH
Clinical Guidelines
,
Palliative Care
,
Policies & Guidelines
December 2015, Vol 6, No 11
Boston, MA—A new guidance statement from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) provides the first formal, consensus-based recommendations regarding high-quality primary palliative care in oncology, according to Kathleen E. Bickel, MD, MPhil, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH.
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