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Additional Resources to Supplement Your Learning Webpages Cancer Types Education and resources to help multidisciplinary cancer care teams stay abreast of disease-specific advances, deploy strategies for effective integration into practice, and engage in bi-directional learning. Precision Medicine The Precision Medicine Library has fundamental resources that match the professional …
Pharmacy informatics can be leveraged to help clinical inpatient pharmacists ensure the safe use of oral oncolytics during a patient’s hospital stay.
ASSESS & IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AT YOUR CANCER PROGRAM HEALTH LITERACY: FROM ASSESSMENT TO ACTION ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS ii ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS | accc-cancer.org ©2018. Copyright Association of Community Cancer Centers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means …
This article discusses the benefits of music and music therapy in cancer care and specifically at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute.
Due to radiation oncology’s focus on disease, palliative radiation therapy often involves lengthier courses than necessary and extended wait times, posing financial and logistical challenges for patients. Mount Sinai Hospital’s Department of Radiation Oncology and the Tisch Cancer Institute established a specialized service model to increase the use of short-course radiation treatments, reduce the …
There is a big “to do” for all of us and that’s making sure our cancer programs are adhering to the new Medicare rules that went into effect on January 1.
In 2009 Paula Jagermann-Bane created someonewith.com, an online marketplace that consolidated all the products a woman facing a breast cancer diagnosis would need for treatment.
Orlando Health Cancer Institute developed an express symptom management program to effectively triage and treat cancer related symptoms in the outpatient setting.
Supported by 12 members of the Oncology State Societies at ACCC, the State Society Education Series provides educational content developed by esteemed professionals and leaders in the field on critical issues in oncology care delivery. These invaluable resources provide unparalleled information and serve as a convenient review for all members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team. ACCC Financial …
Navigation Capacity-Building Initiative Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA) I. Background and Program Overview The American Cancer Society is pleased to announce a new, multi-year competitive grant opportunity focused on advancing high-quality cancer care through capacity building and support for sustainable models of oncology patient navigation. The granting period is July …
Emerging Therapies for the Management of Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer, after skin cancer, among men. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. This year, it is estimated that about 174,650 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 31,620 men will die from this disease. Androgen deprivation …
Telephone triage has become an integral part of ambulatory care, both in terms of increasing interaction between patients and providers, and controlling healthcare costs. Yet, the expectation for nurses to manage patient care over the telephone often brings increased demands and anxieties.
An Innovative Medical-Legal Partnership Read how this 2022 ACCC Innovator Award winner assists patients with estate planning like bedside wills, powers of attorney, and advance directives, as well as issues related to insurance, employment, housing, family, immigration, education, and more: accc-cancer.org/vcu-partnership. Then attend the ACCC 39th National Oncology Conference, Oct. …
ACCC shares a look at the current NTRK testing landscape and identifies effective ways to optimize comprehensive biomarker testing in practice.
Developing a Health Literacy and Clear Communications e-Course 1 3, 2, 1 GO! PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR ADDRESSING CANCER CARE DISPARITIES: Findings from The Arizona Clinical Oncology Society INTRODUCTION American Indians have the highest kidney cancer incidence and death rates of any race and ethnicity. Research has proven that American Indians have less knowledge …
Under ACORI, ACCC helps community oncology programs access the tools, knowledge sharing, effective practices, and peer mentorships that can increase their ability to offer clinical trials.
Many cancer program leaders say that improving patient access and the patient-centeredness of care delivery are key strategic imperatives.
In this article we describe how ArtsCare delivers services aimed at improving the experiences of all those who have been affected by cancer.
As immunotherapy for cancer continues to evolve—so has the Association of Community Cancer Centers—adapting to meet the changing needs of the oncology community. The ACCC Immuno-Oncology Institute is the only initiative dedicated to educating multidisciplinary teams to go beyond a clinical understanding of IO and tackle real-world implementation issues. With the care of patients on immunotherapies …
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) is one of the Medicare payment systems that applies to physicians (even those employed by hospitals) and non-facility-based settings, which include offices, freestanding facilities, and nonexcepted off-campus provider-based departments. Reimbursement under MPFS is based on relative value units (RVUs) that represent the work, practice expense (direct and …