[Abstract #104] An Optimal Care Coordination Model (OCCM) for Medicaid Patients With Lung Cancer: Finalization of the Model and Implications for Clinical Practice in the US

Randall A. Oyer¹; Christopher S. Lathan^2,3; Matthew P. Smeltzer⁴; Amanda Kramar⁵; Leigh M. Boehmer⁵; Thomas M. Asfeldt^6,7

¹Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA, USA; ²Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; ⁴Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA; ⁵Association of Community Cancer Centers, Rockville, MD, USA; ⁶Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD, USA; ⁷Sanford Health Cancer Center, Worthington, MN, USA

Background

In 2016, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) launched a 3-year initiative to design, test, and refine an Optimal Care Coordination Model (OCCM) for Medicaid patients with lung cancer in the United States (U.S.).

The aim was to help cancer programs identify and reduce the barriers experienced by Medicaid patients by strengthening lung cancer care delivery systems.

An environmental scan identified broad barriers to optimal care delivery for Medicaid patients diagnosed with lung cancer.

Here, we present the final Model, including the 12 assessment areas, and its nationwide dissemination through ACCC’s extensive network of U.S. cancer program members.