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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 …
ACORI Research Review: March 2024 In this issue, learn about the unique challenges presented as younger populations are increasingly diagnosed with colorectal cancer, disparities in outcomes among underrepresented groups with multiple myeloma, AACR's inaugural 2023 conference discussion on recent advances in kidney cancer research, the innovative work of BioOncology Institute and Biocytics and their …
August 28, 2020
ACCC and legal experts from Hogan Lovells US LLP provided an in-depth analysis of the proposed calendar year (CY) 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rules, and a discussion on how the proposed rules may impact your cancer program or practice in the upcoming year. (August 28, 2020)
August 26, 2020
How to frame treatment and supportive care conversations for patients with metastatic cancer. (August 26, 2020)
Rockville, MD – The year’s new and cutting-edge strategies in oncology care will be unveiled at the Association of Community Cancer Care’s 37th National Oncology Conference, held online this year, September 14-18. Oncology care professionals from across the country will convene to discuss the latest improvements and innovations to deliver quality cancer care amidst the challenges of COVID-19. This …
Learn about dermatology’s role in the cancer care continuum and how cancer teams can better integrate dermatology into the immunotherapy care process.
To help the oncology community provide high-quality care to patients with cancer during the SARS-CoV-2 (also known as COVID-19) public health emergency, the Association of Community Cancer Centers established an online COVID-19 Resource Center. In addition to up-to-date evidence-based information, timely blog posts, and resources from professional and patient advocacy associations, it featured a weekly …
On July 29, the ACCC Financial Advocacy Network hosted an interactive virtual Town Hall: Financial Navigation During the COVID-19 Crisis: Tips from Financial Advocates. Chair Lori Schneider, Oncology Operations Manager at Green Bay Oncology, moderated a panel discussion and Q&A focused on helping financial advocates help patients continue to be able to pay for their cancer treatment during the …