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Learn how the role of caregivers has changed during the pandemic, and how the cancer team can provide caregivers with guidance on taking care of patients with cancer.
Earlier this month, ACCC held an online Oncology Reimbursement Meeting hosted by Teri Bedard, RT(R)(T), CPC, Director of Client Services at Revenue Coding Strategies, Inc. Bedard reviewed the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rules recently finalized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and discussed the impact they will have on oncology …
December 17, 2020
Key issues in high integrity tissue acquisition facing community cancer programs. (December 17, 2020)
December 16, 2020
Learn the elements required to deliver compassionate care and hear how to present treatment risk-benefit analysis to patients.
December 16, 2020
Gain important and practical information for the assessment of measurable residual disease as part of routine clinical practice for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
We explore how patients are dealing with the "new normal,” and how oncology social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists are working to help them through an unprecedented time.
Rockville, MD - The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced the recipient of the ACCC 2020 Annual Achievement Award: Lawrence N. Shulman, MD, MACP, FASCO, Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine, Deputy Director for Clinical Services and Director of the Center for Global Cancer Medicine at the Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania. Since 1980, the …
Rockville, MD - The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced the recipient of the 2020 ACCC David King Community Clinical Scientist Award: Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, MS, Medical Oncologist and Chief of the Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI Community Oncology Research Program …
Rockville, MD - The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced the recipient of the ACCC 2020 Clinical Research Award: Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, Ensign Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pharmacology, Chief of Medical Oncology and Associate Director for Translational Research at the Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital ACCC’s Clinical Research Award recognizes individuals …
Recent advances in immuno-oncology (IO) therapies have led to rapid, effective treatments for subsets of patients with cancers that have proven resistant to conventional treatments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 9, 2020) – On December 3, members of the House of Representatives introduced H.R. 8845, the Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, an important step toward bringing the latest advances in cancer screening technology to patients and healthcare providers. As the leading education and advocacy organization for the cancer care community, the Association of Community …
This Modern Healthcare town hall gathered healthcare leaders across the nation to discuss how they can best address racial inequity in their respective organizations from a leadership perspective.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS, on behalf of itself and its members; GLOBAL COLON CANCER ASSOCIATION, on behalf of itself and its members; NATIONAL INFUSION CENTER ASSOCIATION, on behalf of itself and its members; and PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA, on behalf of itself and its …
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 4, 2020) – Today, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), the Global Colon Cancer Association (GCCA) and National Infusion Center Association (NICA) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland asserting that the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Interim Final Rule exceeds the …
Research Review December 2020 Sexual and Gender Minority Representation in Clinical Research: A Message from the President's Task Force With this issue, the ACCC Research Review looks at how community oncology can begin to address a significant gap in cancer research—knowledge and information on care for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients with cancer. Recognition …
Research Review December 2020 Sexual and Gender Minority Representation in Clinical Research: A Message from the President's Task Force With this issue, the ACCC Research Review looks at how community oncology can begin to address a significant gap in cancer research—knowledge and information on care for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients with cancer. Recognition …
December 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to reflect on the phenomenal progress that has been made in fighting this disease.
Transcript- The Promise of Bispecific Antibodies CANCER BUZZ: The Promise of Bispecific An9bodies Originally ran: November 24, 2020 Dr. Firas El Chaer: The cost of the therapies could hopefully drop in the future, especially with the emergence of compe77on from different companies, different constructs, and different CAR T types, hoping that the cost will, you know, get be>er in …
On November 20, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC). While the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) acknowledges the effort of the Trump Administration to address rising drug costs, we strongly urge CMS to withdraw the MFN model. A policy that ties Medicare payment for outpatient drugs …
Throughout November, ACCC hosted the Financial Advocacy Network Virtual Summit, which featured financial advocacy experts facilitating a series of webinars to address a variety of topics of interest for financial advocates and their allies. Each of the webinars described below have been recorded for viewing at your convenience. Register for free access here. Promoting Discussions of Cost With Newly …