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My Struggle to Understand the Many Definitions of Value
By
Burt Zweigenhaft, PhD, D.Litt
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Value Peer-spectives
September 2015, Vol 6, No 8
I believe that the dialogue and thoughts being shared and expressed by all cancer care stakeholders is exactly what we need today. Frankly, the conversation has been underground far too long, but the headlines today have been focused solely on the drug cost. Anyone thinking that cancer care costs are going to go down, simply doesn’t understand healthcare economics, because the cost to society will continue to go up over time, with true innovation and value delivered.
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By Looking Back, We Learn to Look Forward
By
Burt Zweigenhaft, PhD, D.Litt
From the Editor
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Value Peer-spectives
August 2015, Vol 6, No 7
My personal journey to understanding and experiencing up close and personal the complexities in cancer care started some 20 years ago, when, like many of us, someone extremely close to you gets the dreaded news, “you have cancer.” For me, this was my mom. Regretfully, as we grow older, we all continue to hear this dreadful tale more frequently. These events have transformed my career over time to turn it into a mission—improving cancer care and seeking the cure.
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The 340B Program Dilemma: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
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Value Peer-spectives
August 2014, Vol 5, No 6
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was a result of Public Law 102-585, the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, which was codified as Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.
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Oncology Organizations Follow the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care’s Lead on Value Discussions
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
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Value Peer-spectives
June 2014, Vol 5, No 5
May was a busy month for those who have made a commitment to addressing cost, quality, and value in cancer care. The Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC) held its Fourth Annual Conference in Los Angeles, CA.
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The Affordable Care Act and Two-Tiered Cancer Care: Is This a Bad Thing?
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
From the Editor
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Value Peer-spectives
May 2014, Vol 5, No 4
Defining and improving quality and outcomes in the care of patients with cancer is difficult, so it is interesting that we are now having a dialogue regarding the potential for a two-tiered healthcare system. Can we really define second-class cancer care if we have difficulty grading, measuring, identifying, or even defining first-class cancer care?
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Is the Promise of Health Information Technology More than a Hope and a Prayer? This Year at HIMSS
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
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Value Peer-spectives
March 2014, Vol 5, No 2
>At the end of February, I had the opportunity to attend the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)14 Annual Conference, which was held in Orlando, FL. Attended by more than 30,000 committed vendors, healthcare administrators, providers, politicians, scientists, and others, the meeting provided a great deal of insight into the health information community’s past accomplishments, the present state of the art, and expectations for the future.
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Innovating Cancer Care to Improve Value: Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
From the Editor
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Value Peer-spectives
February 2014, Vol 5, No 1
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a major topic in the news of late. In addition to providing better healthcare and allowing the uninsured to obtain affordable insurance coverage, the ACA has provided funding for outcomes research and healthcare innovation.
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The Cost of End-of-Life Care in Oncology
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
End-of-Life Care
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Policies & Guidelines
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November 2013, Vol 4, No 9
The recent Institute of Medicine report “Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis” addressed the important issues of delivering high-quality cancer care, including end-of-life care.
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Is the US Cancer Care System in Crisis? The IOM Report
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
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Value Peer-spectives
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
On September 10, 2013, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the National Academy of Sciences, published a 315-page report, titled “Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis”.
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How Will We Pay for Cancer Care in 2018?
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
From the Editor
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Value Peer-spectives
September 2013, Vol 4, No 7
Just this month, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report titled “Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis.”
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This consensus report convened a committee of experts to examine the quality of cancer care in the United States and formulate recommendations for its improvement.
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