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When an area is medically under-resourced, it can have a negative effect on care coordination, leading to delays in advanced imaging, diagnostic procedures, and surgical interventions. Advanced practice providers (APPs)—which our system defines as both nurse practitioners and physician assistants—can help improve access to quality care in the rural setting.
As a CoC-accredited critical access hospital—one of only about a dozen nationwide—The Outter Banks Hospital has developed a quality program with a focus on removing rurally linked barriers to care.
10 accc-cancer.org | September–October 2020 | OI Approved Drugs • On Aug. 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf) (GlaxoSmithKline, gsk.com) for adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior therapies, including an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, a proteasome inhibitor, and …
Oncology has always faced challenges, and cancer care teams are ever ready to change course and do what needs to be done to care for our patients and their families. But we do not have to do this alone. ACCC stands ready to assist.
F I N A N C I A L A D V O C AC Y N E T W O R K ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS Advocating Amid a Crisis The expanding role of financial advocates in the age of COVID-19 As consumers are expected to assume an increasing percentage of their healthcare costs, and as co-pays, coinsurance, and deduct- ibles continue to rise, demand for the services of financial advocates is outpacing …
Healthcare systems and integrated networks that take the time to conduct due diligence and thoroughly analyze and understand their market, a properly designed and constructed cancer center can be the catalyst for an exceptional new chapter in the organization’s history.
14 accc-cancer.org | September–October 2020 | OI B end, Ore., is a famous destination for lovers of adventure and the outdoors. Through days full of sunshine and mountainous views, St. Charles Cancer Center provides comprehensive cancer care to patients in central and eastern Oregon, a service area of 32,000 square miles. Located on the west side of the St. Charles Hospital …
On Aug. 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rules.
City of Hope’s bone marrow transplant program has performed more than 16,000 transplants and continues to be one of the largest and most successful programs in the nation.
Built to Care: Cancer Centers for the Future Association of Community Cancer Centers This publication is a benefit of membership Association of Community Cancer Centers September | October 2020 ISSUES Maintaining patient connections with online support groups during a global pandemic | 46 A rural healthcare system expands cancer care services with a “hub and spoke” model …
8 accc-cancer.org | September–October 2020 | OI Services, any services must be part of the patient’s normal course of treatment in which the physician “personally performed an initial service and remains actively involved in the course of treatment.”1 The physician must also provide direct supervi- sion of the services provided incident to and the medical record must reflect that …
Part of the hardship of COVID-19 is that the imperative to stay well by sheltering in place eliminates the option for group gatherings and other much-needed sources of peer support. As with many other groups and organizations, some cancer programs and practices have reached out to their patients virtually to provide the encouragement they once enjoyed in face-to-face support groups.
Listed are my highlights of the ASCO 2020 abstracts, which were chosen if they were a practice-changing study or trial with important new advances.
fast facts • Total compensation: $118,000 • Base compensation: $113,000 • Productivity or incentive pay (27% of PAs receive it): $14,000 • Annual bonus (50% of PAs get one): $4,000 • Overtime (35% of PAs receive it): $4,000 • Hourly PA pay rate for men: $68 • Hourly PA pay rate for women: $63 Source. Becker’s ASC Review. beckersasc.com/ benchmarking/15-statistics- …
OI | September–October 2020 | accc-cancer.org 65 action Baptist Health System Louisville, Ky. Delegate Rep: Amanda Henson, MSHA, MBA, FACHE Website: baptisthealth.com Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, Ky. Delegate Rep: Michael Tutor, MBA Website: baptisthealth.com/Paducah System Membership Munson Healthcare Traverse City, Mich. Delegate Rep: Kathleen LaRaia, MS Website: …
On Monday, September 14, ACCC will host eight facilitated hot-topic roundtable discussions at the 37th [Virtual] National Oncology Conference. One of these, “Ramping Up Cancer Outreach and Prevention Activities In a COVID-19 World,” will allow ACCC members to network and discuss how the virus has impacted their outreach and prevention efforts and how they have responded in their communities. …
September 3, 2020
Discusses how a person-centered organizational culture supports shared decision-making and effective practices that other cancer programs can replicate. (September 3, 2020)
A Wealth of Professional Opportunities Our Career Center is your online resource for careers in the oncology healthcare field. Whether you're a medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, oncology nurse, oncology pharmacist, medical director, program administrator, CEO, CFO, or manager in a group practice, we have positions listed for you!
Research Review September 2020 A Message from the President's Task Force By Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MA, MS This issue of the ACCC Research Review provides support, perspectives, and resources for follow through on the imperative to make clinical trials more inclusive, diverse, accessible, and representative of our patient populations in communities across the country. While …
August 2020 Advancing age is the biggest risk factor for cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, the median age at which cancer is diagnosed in the United States is 66 years. One-quarter of new cancer cases are diagnosed in people aged 65 to 74. An aging population is expanding this demographic trend. By the year 2030, 70 percent of all cancers are expected to occur in adults age 65 and …