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PowerPoint Presentation Practical Tips to Improve Your Cancer Program’s Revenue Cycle Management Ricky Newton, CPA Director of Cancer Specialists of Tidewater, Ltd. Director of Financial Services & Operations for COA (757) 639-4855 rnewton@tidewatercance.com Revenue Cycle Oncology Staffing • Each billing team member has separate section of the patient alphabet …
PowerPoint Presentation Growing and Sustaining a Robust Financial Navigation Program Dan Sherman, MA. LPC 1 Financial Toxicity Through the lens of a person facing cancer The term financial toxicity is broadly used to describe the distress or hardship arising from the financial burden of cancer treatment. In much the same way as physical side-effects of treatment …
Cancer claims 9.6 million lives each year worldwide, more than HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. By 2030, experts predict that deaths from cancer across the globe will rise to 13 million a year. But only if we do not act now. Each year on February 4, the world unites to raise awareness about cancer prevalence and prevention under a global initiative spearheaded by the Union for International …
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration/Customer Service Desk Open International Terrace Foyer 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM Surgical Oncology Pre-Conference International Ballroom West 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM Radiation Oncology Pre-Conference International Ballroom East 5:30 – 6:30 PM Welcome & Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall Columbia THURSDAY, MARCH 5 …
As the oncology community’s understanding and knowledge of cancer continues to deepen, so too does awareness of the diverse concerns and needs of the nation’s growing population of cancer survivors. Fifteen years ago, with the release of the National Academy of Medicine’s consensus report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, cancer care providers were challenged to respond …
CO-HOSTS SECURE YOUR SEAT BY JANUARY 20 TO SAVE UP TO $125 ACCC-CANCER.ORG/AMCCBS ACCC 46TH ANNUAL MEETING & CANCER CENTER BUSINESS SUMMIT March 4–6, 2020 Washington Hilton, DC An exclusive gathering where industry insiders, health policy experts, and key influencers in cancer care delivery will explore the convergence of BUSINESS, POLICY, and TECHNOLOGY— and how it impacts your …
ACCC 46TH ANNUAL MEETING & CANCER CENTER BUSINESS SUMMIT March 4 - 6, 2020 Washington Hilton, DC 2020 EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS THE CONVERGENCE of BUSINESS, POLICY & TECHNOLOGY THE CONVERGENCE OF BUSINESS, POLICY, TECHNOLOGY—AND YOU! Examining the most important topics in oncology today, the ACCC 46th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (AMCCBS) enables industry …
Learn about ACCC's efforts to make the case for hiring comprehensive care team members, as well as the development of a matrix tool to help programs prepare for alternative payment models.
Now in its 10th year, ACCC’s Trending Now in Cancer Care survey continues to bring into focus the proactive and reactive responses of cancer programs to shifts in the business of cancer care delivery. As they have throughout the past decade, in 2019, survey respondents nationwide told ACCC how they are handling the intersecting levers of change that continue to buffet oncology care. As developments …
11:00 – 11:30 AM Registration 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Networking Lunch 12:00 – 12:05 PM Welcome and Opening Remarks Mark Liu, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Oncology Service Line, Mount Sinai Health System 12:05 – 12:50 PM Surgical Oncology: What’s Different and What’s the Same? Loren Rourke, MD, MHCM, FACS, Chief Surgical Officer, US Oncology Lawrence D. Wagman, MD, FACS, …
11:00 – 11:30 AM Registration 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Networking Lunch 12:00 – 12:05 PM Welcome and Opening Remarks Mark Sobczak, MD, Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center 12:05 – 12:50 PM Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Models: What You Need to Do to Succeed Under the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model Anne Hubbard, MBA, Director, Health Policy, American Society …
Microsoft Word - ACCC FAN_Oncology 101 Dictionary_Final accc-cancer.org/fantoolkit ONCOLOGY 101 DICTIONARY ACUTE: Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic. Example: James experienced acute vomiting after receiving his cancer treatments. ADENOCARCINOMA: Cancer that begins in glandular (secretory) cells. Glandular cells are found in tissue that lines …
Clara Lambert’s Top Five Takeaways ACCC Financial Advocacy Network Advisory Committee Chair 2018 - 2019 I was honored to facilitate this Pre-Conference with my fellow Advisory Committee Member, Lori Schneider. We had a full day of engaging conversations, and it was very exciting to have speakers from different organizations come together to share the innovations and strategies that have made …
After integrating voice recognition software with its EMR, Mount Sinai Health System reduced physician workload, improved patient care, and streamlined clinic workflow. Physicians and staff shared that this process improvement initiative also improved their well-being, freeing clinicians up to spend more time doing what they want to do—caring for patients.
fast facts • 64% of people around the world work in an “always on” culture which causes stress, and adversely affects both physical and mental well-being. • Respondents cited a decline in their physical health as a result of not having enough sleep and exercise. • Most respondents feel that employers are not addressing wellness concerns sufficiently and often have a …
Poor executive function, attention and concentration deficits, and impairment to short term memory are a few of the symptoms of cancer-related cognitive impairment that can impact patients during- and post-treatment. Find out how patients present these symptoms and how assessment and screening can help early interventions.
A dynamic partnership with a technology company allowed one cancer program to improve patient education through the use of digital communication. Today patients receive emails or texts at crucial and targeted moments during their cancer treatment journey.
One VA Center improved patient education by developing an online resource for veterans with cancer. Although several barriers emerged during this quality improvement process, the VA Center was able to meet its patients needs and decrease their anxiety.
In 2013—the first year that St. Elizabeth Healthcare offered low-dose CT scans to Kentucky residents to detect possible signs of lung cancer—seven people were tested. In 2014, that number rose to 250 people, and in 2015, 700 people were scanned. But the oncologists at St. Elizabeth—located in Edgewood, Kentucky—knew that that wasn’t enough. Michael Gieske, MD, the medical director of St. …
26 accc-cancer.org | January–February 2020 | OI The Kennebec Valley is one of the largest north-to-south regions of Maine, covering more than 5,000 square miles along the Kennebec River, and is home to over 12 percent of the state’s cancer patients. MaineGeneral Medical Center’s Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care opened in 2007 and is located in Augusta, Maine. Previously, the cancer …