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2012
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
eviti: Decision Support at the Point of Care for Oncologists
By
Arlene A. Forastiere, MD
Oncology
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
An independent health information technology company, eviti, Inc, provides a suite of web-based decision-support services that connects and delivers value to all parties in the care process—patients receive quality care, physicians are assured payment, insurers pay for quality care only, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or specialty pharmacy improve adherence.
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Updated NCCN Practice Guidelines in Oncology Include 3 New Panels
By
Audrey Andrews
NCCN Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) introduced 3 new panels to its Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™ at its 2012 annual conference.
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Cancer Diagnosis Increases Suicide Risk or CV Death in the First Few Weeks
NCCN Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
Patients receiving a diagnosis of cancer are at increased risk for suicide and other adverse health effects that are triggered by the trauma associated with such a diagnosis, according to results of a recent study (Fang F, et al.
N Engl J Med
. 2012;366:1310-1318).
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NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines Update
By
Audrey Andrews
NCCN Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
The 2012 updates to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™ have elevated several drugs to category 1 recommendation and have changed the algorithm for work-up in some tumors. A synopsis of the key updates presented at the 2012 annual conference is reported here.
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Community Oncology in Crisis
By
Caroline Helwick
AVBCC Annual Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
Houston, TX—In the past 2 decades, community oncologists have experienced an era of stability (1991-2003) and a time of adaptation (2004-2006), and are now practicing in an era that may best be described as feeling the “squeeze” (2007-present), said Thomas A. Marsland, MD, President of Cancer Specialists of North Florida, Jacksonville, who discussed the current crisis in the community oncology setting at the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care second annual conference.
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Site of Care Influences Value in Cancer Care
AVBCC Annual Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
At the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC) second annual meeting, Winston Wong, PharmD, expressed concerns that the site of delivery of cancer care affects efforts to rein in costs and provide value in cancer care. Wong expanded on this issue in the following interview.
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WellPoint: Aligning Reimbursement with Value-Based, Patient-Centered Outcomes
By
Caroline Helwick
AVBCC Annual Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
Houston, TX—Jennifer Malin, MD, PhD, Manager and Medical Director of Oncology at WellPoint, described new approaches that can help to align reimbursement in oncology to enhance value and patient outcomes by focusing on episode of care rather than on the drugs, by shifting physicians’ incentives to support patient-centered decision-making.
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Society Must Begin to Address Value
AVBCC Annual Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
At the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC) second annual meeting, Ira M. Klein, MD, MBA, maintained that establishing value in cancer care is not just up to healthcare strategists. AVBCC asked Dr Klein to elaborate on this idea in the following interview.
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Seeking Value in Oncology Is Like Chasing an Elephant
By
Caroline Helwick
AVBCC Annual Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
Houston, TX—Defining value in cancer care is like a group of blind men trying to define what an elephant is, by touch: it is described according to one’s own experience and perceptions, said Mark Zitter, MBA, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Zitter Group, San Francisco, CA.
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The Michigan Oncology Medical Home Model
AVBCC Annual Conference
May 2012, Vol 3, No 3
In Michigan, 7 oncology practices are now participating in Priority Health’s oncology medical home. At the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care second annual conference, John Fox, MD, MHA, Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs, Priority Health, Grand Rapids, MI, described the key components and goals of this model.
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