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July 25, 2024
Exploring the Dynamic Shifts in the MDS Treatment Paradigm: Unveiling Advances in Disease Modifying Therapies, Spotlight on Cutting-Edge Clinical Trials, and the the Latest Approvals This meeting series is designed to bring community oncology practitioners up to speed on the current and emerging best practices for the management of MDS, taking into account recent drug approvals and new …
Rockville, MD – The ACCC David King Community Clinical Scientist Award was awarded to Paul D. Hansen, MD, FACS, a pioneering leader in research on minimally invasive approaches to major liver and pancreas surgery and the promise these techniques hold for improving the quality of care, the patient experience, and potentially reducing healthcare costs. Dr. Hansen is a liver and pancreas, hernia, and …
WASHINGTON, DC — The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today received a 2022 AM&P Network EXCEL award for its 2020 Impact Report by the Software & Information Industry Association; The Report was awarded second place in the Promotional Content, Special Reports category. The annual EXCEL Awards are the largest and most prestigious program recognizing excellence and leadership in …
June 21, 2019
Earl’s Kitchen + Bar 1600 Glenarm Place #140 Denver, CO 80202 303.595.3275 Self-parking is available in the nearby Pavilions Parking Garage at the corner of 15th Street and Welton for $7. Guest Speaker: Clay Smith, MD Director, Blood Disorders and Cell Therapies Center University of Colorado Hospital Dr. Smith serves as the program Director of the Blood Cancer & BMT Program at the University …
July 22, 2023
Best of ASCO®, an Official Annual Meeting Review of the American Society of Clinical Oncology® (ASCO®), is a two-day program designed to provide the latest science and education from the world’s premier oncology event, the ASCO® Annual Meeting. The abstracts selected for presentation and discussion reflect the foremost research and strategies in oncology that will impact clinical practice and patient …
By the calendar year, we’re only a month into 2018, but the clinical landscape of immuno-oncology (I-O) continues to evolve according to its own accelerating time frame, changing the face of cancer care and advancing our understanding of the complex relationship between the immune system and cancers. If we pause to look back through the calendar pages of 2017, we see that cancer immunotherapies realized …
This blog is the second of an eight-part ACCCBuzz series highlighting the achievements of the 2020 ACCC Innovator Award Winners. You can learn more about the innovations being recognized this year and the people who pioneered them by joining us at the upcoming ACCC 37th [Virtual] National Oncology Conference, September 14-18. In 2016, Vijay Rao, MD, PhD, was working as a cardiologist at Franciscan …
This is the second of seven posts highlighting the achievements of this year’s ACCC Innovator Award Winners. Join us at the upcoming ACCC 36th National Oncology Conference, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2019, in Orlando, Florida, where the 2019 Innovator Award recipients will present on their pioneering initiatives. In December 2018, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Health Austin) began …
Next Tuesday, June 26, HHS Secretary Alex Azar returns to Capitol Hill to testify on the administration’s proposed drug pricing plan. Only a week ago, Azar appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on June 12, answering questions on the administration’s blueprint, released in May, that aims to tackle rising drug costs in the United States. Within the …
Nearly four months have passed since the Trump Administration released its blueprint for lowering drug prices. In the intervening time, there has been scrutiny of administration discussion on implementation of various proposals outlined in the plan. Most recently, during the month of August the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used its authority to the fullest, releasing two policy …
In medicine, as in other professions, we have become accustomed to the refrain that we live in “an aging society.” The massive demographic shift in age occurring in the U.S. and other countries worldwide is beginning to affect healthcare delivery and specialization in countless ways. Oncologists are seeing the impact of this shift in the age of the patients they treat and their specific medical and …
This blog is the first of seven posts highlighting the achievements of this year’s ACCC Innovator Award Winners. Join us at the upcoming 36th ACCC National Oncology Conference, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2019, in Orlando, Florida, where the 2019 Innovator Award recipients will present on their pioneering initiatives. WellSpan Health is growing rapidly. The York, Pennsylvania healthcare system has expanded its …
A unifying theme across much of the ACCC 46th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit was the imperative to accelerate the integration of technology into the cancer care delivery infrastructure while also assessing how to enhance quality care with innovative practice models. On March 6, presenters at the final four sessions of the annual meeting challenged attendees to rethink how to leverage …
This blog is the fourth post in a seven-blog series highlighting the achievements of this year’s ACCC Innovator Award Winners. Join us at the upcoming ACCC 36th National Oncology Conference, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2019, in Orlando, Florida, where the 2019 Innovator Award recipients will present on their pioneering initiatives. To Suzanne Francart, PharmD, BCPS, it made no sense. At Lineberger Comprehensive …
This blog is the sixth of an eight-post ACCCBuzz series highlighting the achievements of the 2020 ACCC Innovator Award Winners. You can learn more about the innovations being recognized this year and the people who pioneered them by joining us at the ACCC 37th [Virtual] National Oncology Conference, September 14-18. Before 2019, oncology pharmacists at St. Luke’s Cancer Institute’s medically integrated …
On July 25, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule, and we are seeing several efforts to continue the push towards “site neutral” payments in off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs). This rule was issued weeks after the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, and the atypical lag time …
Although the value-based reimbursement train has definitely left the station and is picking up speed, those in the oncology community continue to grapple with the thorny issues around understanding and defining value in cancer care. Treatment innovations and costs are driving the value discussion in oncology. New and emerging immuno-oncology therapies, while bringing unprecedented clinical value to …
On August 21, 2017, ACCC submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency’s proposed 2018 updates to the Quality Payment Program (QPP), a two-track value-based reimbursement system created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The two tracks in which eligible clinicians can opt to participate are the enhanced fee-for-service based …
July 13, 2024
Total Health in partnership with the University of Hawaii are excited to bring you the 2024 ASCO Direct™ Hawaii conference. Sponsored by the Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology (HSCO), this free, two-day, in-person conference is an officially licensed ASCO Direct meeting. We will showcase the ‘Best of’ abstracts selected from the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting, allowing attendees learn and incorporate the …
November 9, 2024
This November join cancer care professionals from all corners of the Hawaiian Islands will meet in Honolulu for the most-talked-about oncology conference of the year. Join them at the Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology (HSCO) 2024 Annual Conference for exclusive insights on the national healthcare landscape, novel solutions for treating a range of cancer types, and developments in the cancer treatment …