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8 Oncology Times April 20, 2021 aCCC uPDaTES The ACCC 47th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (AMCCBS), which took place online March 1-5, addressed health care policy, the use and reimbursement of telehealth during and post-pandemic, keys to optimizing revenues and outcomes, gaps in oncology care among different racial and ethnic groups, and staff stress and burnout during …
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) announced today that Matt Devino, MPH has joined the organization as Director, Cancer Care Delivery and Health Policy.
OI | Vol. 37, No. 1, 2022 | accc-cancer.org 1 (certified electronic health record technology). RO Model participants in track one will be considered to be participating in an advanced alternative payment model (APM) and the Mer- it-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) APM under the RO Model (updated for 2022). • Track two: A track for professional participants and dual participants that …
OI | Vol. 37, No. 1, 2022 | accc-cancer.org 1 enough that the code with the highest cost of resources within an APC is more than two times that of the code with the lowest cost, CMS must adjust the placement of these codes. This would be considered a two times rule violation and to correct it, codes would need to be moved to APCs that better match their resource cost(s) or CMS would need …
OI | Vol. 37, No. 1, 2022 | accc-cancer.org 1 does not include any changes in spending which result from finalized policies outside of BN.” Estimated impacts for select specialties are as follows: • Radiation oncology will see a −1 percent reduction (proposed to be −5 percent reduction). • Hematology/Oncology will see a −1 percent (proposed to be −2 percent reduction). Table …
OI | Vol. 37, No. 1, 2022 | accc-cancer.org 1 compliance 2022 Oncology Coding Update BY TERI BEDARD, BA, RT(R)(T), CPC • C56.3: Malignant neoplasm of bilateral ovaries • C79.63: Secondary malignant neoplasm of bilateral ovaries. There are also new codes related to anaplas- tic large cell lymphoma for breast cancer. Added codes and guidance include the following: • C84.79A: Anaplastic …
In 2020, medical experts warned that COVID-19 could, over time, have a substantial impact on cancer outcomes due to delayed or missed cancer screenings for patients. To obtain a better perspective of how cancer programs’ screening and outreach education efforts are recovering from pandemic pressures, ACCCBuzz spoke to four cancer programs across the country.
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 …
1 The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) education program, Preparing Community Providers for Bispecific Antibodies, seeks to identify and address barriers to the awareness, prepared- ness, adoption, and use of bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) for the treatment of cancer by the cancer care team. This publication provides an overview of bispecific antibodies and presents the results …
ACCC 48TH ANNUAL MEETING & CANCER CENTER BUSINESS SUMMIT March 2–4, 2022 Washington Hilton, DC For details on speakers, sessions, and registration rates, visit ACCC-CANCER.ORG/AMCCBS CO-HOSTS ACCC Continues to Monitor COVID-19 The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) would like to reaffirm its commitment to the health and safety of our guests and the patients that you serve. Current …
OVERCOMING PROSTATE CANCER DISPARITIES IN CARE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 Disparities in Care 2 PSA Testing 2 Practice Profiles 3 ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute 4 Spencer Cancer Center of East Alabama Health 7 The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center …
January 11, 2022
Addressing disparities in prostate cancer requires the ability to recognize that care inequities exist and to commit to proven efforts to provide equitable care to all patients. This is not an easy undertaking—but an essential one for any healthcare team.
To obtain an on-the-ground perspective of how cancer programs’ screening and outreach education efforts are reacting to pandemic pressures, ACCCBuzz spoke to four cancer programs across the country that will be featured in four separate blog posts in January 2022. For the first blog in the series, we spoke to Renea Duffin, MPA, vice president of cancer support and outreach at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer …
ACCC—along with five cancer advocacy organizations—urged Congress to pass and President Biden to sign the bipartisan Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S.1873/H.R.1946) to increase early-stage diagnosis and enable earlier treatment for a wider range of cancers. Read Letter
ACCC_MBC_OI.indd In 2021, ACCC held a series of focus groups to learn how cancer programs are effectively implementing telehealth to man- age symptoms and treatment side effects, deliver psychosocial screening and support services, and provide genetic counseling and testing. Practical tips from these focus groups include: • Orient patients, caregivers, and care partners to the …
1 Successful Delivery of Services Through Telehealth: A Focus on Symptom Management, Psychological Health, and Genetic Counseling in Metastatic Breast Cancer In 2019, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) held a Multidisciplinary Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Summit focused on addressing disparities in care for patients with metastatic breast cancer. Leveraging …
ACORI Call to Action Summit Executive Summary ACCC COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE Contents Summit Overview ........................................................................................................................... 2 ACORI Call to Action Summit Agenda ........................................................................................... 2 …
Genetic counselors can help individuals understand their risk of cancer, make medical decisions based on relevant genetic findings, take steps to lower their cancer risk, and make informed decisions about the most effective course of treatment after a cancer diagnosis. But despite the importance of the services they provide, genetic counselors are not considered to be providers, and their services …
ACCC stands with its members and the entire oncology community in prioritizing equity, diversity, and inclusion in quality cancer care delivery and within the oncology workforce.