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November 18, 2021
Learn about the basics of MRD testing and how to assess your program’s buy-in to implement or expand MRD testing.
Recognizing the effects of SDOH on patients and providers is key as studies show they can impact as much as 80% to 90% of health-related outcomes.
Teri Bedard, RT(R)(T), CPC, shares her highlights of the calendar year 2023 HOPPS proposed rule and its potential impact on oncology/hematology.
Amid rising nursing strikes in the United States, healthcare organizations must understand their causes and effects, as well as potential solutions.
Vickie Yattaw, RN, OCN, oncology education and support services manager at the C.R. Wood Cancer Center, shares insights on a recent annual oral health screening event.
Healthcare Futurist Joe Flower opened the #AMCCBS this morning with a quote that may be unexpected from a predictor of scenarios to come: “We don’t need new sights; we need new eyes.” Rather than project a Jetsons-inspired vision of healthcare powered by AI and advanced robotics, Flower began by grounding attendees at the 45th ACCC Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit in the facts and …
While there can be no single roadmap for transitioning to value-based care, a panel session at the 2017 Cancer Business Summit, February 6-7, 2017, co-hosted by the Association of Community Cancer Centers, focused on Operational & Cultural Change that can help cancer programs move forward on the path ahead. Sarah Chavarria, Chief People Officer, NantHealth, shared that successful organizational …
ROCKVILLE, Md. – Steven L. D’Amato, BSPharm, BCOP, became President of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) at its 41st Annual Meeting, CANCERSCAPE on March 18, 2015. He is Executive Director of New England Cancer Specialists in Scarborough, Maine, and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Tufts College of Medicine. He serves as a member of the Maine Medical Center Institutional …
ROCKVILLE, Md. – Becky L. DeKay, MBA, became President of the Association of Community Cancer Centers at its 40th Annual National Meeting on April 2, 2014. She is Director of Oncology Services at the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at LSU Health Shreveport in Louisiana. “I am honored to serve as President of the Association of Community Cancer Centers during this transformative time in healthcare,” said …
December 10, 2021
The 2022 PFS and OPPS Final Rules: What You Need to Know Friday, December 10, 2021 3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT Review the changes finalized by CMS that will impact oncology practices, freestanding cancer centers, and hospital-based cancer programs in CY 2022. Then evaluate what these changes will mean for your program or practice and use this data to guide your short- and long-term strategic planning and …
October 23, 2020
Learn how models for pharmacist billing for services such as telehealth medication-related visits, medication therapy care management, and discharge management in the cancer setting can demonstrate additional value of pharmacy services and extend existing care models.
July 20, 2020
This on-demand webinar will explore the differences between germline and somatic mutations (with case examples), review AMP/ASCO/CAP guidelines, give somatic testing examples, and share findings from a LUNGevity/FORCE patient survey.
To explore the current state of psychosocial care in oncology, ACCC, with its partners, AOSW and APOS, with support from BeiGene—held a multistakeholder meeting, ACCC’s Call to Action: Delivery of Psychosocial Care in Oncology Summit.
ACCC, ACS CAN, and LUNGevity, launched a series of focus groups earlier this year aimed at making the case for increasing access to comprehensive genomic profiling for Medicaid beneficiaries.
For their final policy summit of 2023, the NCCN invited multidisciplinary stakeholders to Washington D.C. for a discussion focused on patients with cancer receiving comprehensive and equitable care.
April 20, 2021
Ginah Nightingale, PharmD, BCOP Advanced Practice Pharmacist, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Senior Adult Oncology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania In this webinar we will define polypharmacy and discuss its prevalence and impact on patient outcomes as well as age-related changes that alter the pharmacology of cancer treatments and affect treatment-related effects. We …
August 11, 2022
Learn about the key proposals in the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rules and how these proposed changes to Medicare payment will impact oncology practices, freestanding cancer centers, and hospital-based cancer programs in 2023. There will be an opportunity for live Q&A.Speakers: Teri Bedard, BA, RT(R)(T), CPCExecutive …
ACCC 2018 Innovator Award Winner Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, PA, has implemented new tools and processes to deliver a proactive, multidisciplinary team approach to caring for patients on cancer immunotherapies via continuous symptom monitoring and effective management of immune-related adverse events. Guest blogger Tracy Virgilio, RN, MSN, CCRC, OCN, describes the …
Focusing on the patient experience led this ACCC 2018 Innovator Award recipient to create a new approach to caring for patients with advanced cancer receiving radiation therapy for symptom palliation. Learn about Mount Sinai Hospital’s Palliative Radiation Oncology Consult service in this guest blog post by Kavita Dharmarajan, MD, MSc, assistant professor of radiation oncology and palliative medicine …
March 13, 2023
You’re invited to attend a 1-hour LinkedIn LIVE event this March 13th at 2:00 pm EST. The Appalachian region is in urgent need of increased access to cancer screenings and improved follow-up care.