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Environmental Scan 2016 Optimal Care Coordination Model for Lung Cancer Patients on Medicaid 2 INTRODUCTION Each year more than 220,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer and about 160,000 die of the disease, making it the leading cause of cancer deaths in the nation.1 These dismal statistics are worse for minorities and those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, who …
As experience with COVID-19 is collected, we are learning that people with cancer are more likely to experience worse outcomes. Patients with cancer are also significantly impacted by disruptions in the healthcare system that may lead to delays or changes in treatment plans. It is imperative that we examine and understand much more about the impact of this pandemic on cancer patients and survivors …
(continued) May 7, 2019 To: Valued Customer PRODUCT APPROVAL NOTICE TABRECTA Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announces that TABRECTA™ (capmatinib) tablets was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on May 6, 2020. Indication TABRECTA is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung …
Discover how the coronavirus has affected cancer care in New York City, and how one health system has adapted to meet these challenges.
The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, H.R. 913 Action Alert ASCO strongly supports the CLINICAL TREATMENT Act, H.R. 913, introduced by Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-NM-03) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) to guarantee coverage of the routine care costs of clinical trial participation for Medicaid enrollees with a life- threatening condition. H.R. 913 has more than 30 bipartisan cosponsors …
Microsoft Word - Cures 2.0 SxS_0424 CLEAN.docx 1 21st CENTURY CURES 2.0 TITLE I: PUBLIC HEALTH Section___: National Testing and Response Strategy for Current and Future Pandemics Challenge We must improve our nation’s surveillance and testing capabilities to support the U.S. response to this and future pandemics. Capabilities and strategies for testing, data sharing …
May 8, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House of Representatives House Republican Leader U.S. Capitol Building, H-222 U.S. Capitol Building, H-204 Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Charles Schumer Senate Majority Leader Senate Democratic Leader U.S. Capitol …
1 News Release Media contacts: Bernadette King Phone: +1 (215) 778-3027 Satu Glawe Phone: +49 (172) 294-6264 Investor Relations: Christopher DelOrefice Phone: +1 (732) 524-2955 Jennifer McIntyre Phone: +1 (732) 524-3922 U.S. Medical Inquiries: +1 (800) 526-7736 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves DARZALEX …
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CONFIDENTIAL Subject to ongoing medical, legal and regulatory review IMBRUVICA E1912 (ECOG) FDA Approval Press Release 1 News Release Media Contacts: Bernadette King Mobile: 1-215-778-3027 Brian Kenney Mobile: 1-215-620-0111 Investor Relations: Christopher DelOrefice Office: 1-732-524-2955 Jennifer McIntyre Office: …
PowerPoint Presentation Implementing Virtual Tumor Boards Amid COVID-19 Shelli Laux, MBA, RHIA, CTR, CCRP Administrative Director, Oncology Service Line WellSpan Health Friday, May 8, 2020 We Engaged the Following Stakeholders in the Decision-Making Process • Cancer program leadership teams • Oncology registry cancer conference coordinator • CME coordinators • Telemedicine …
By Teri Bedard, BA, RT(R)(T), CPC On April 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a second Interim Final Rule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This ruling adds to and changes many of the recent expansions and waivers of the provisions previously outlined by CMS since the Public Health Emergency (PHE) was initiated. The CMS Interim Final Rule 2 is located in its …
May 8, 2020
Shelli Laux, MBA, RHIA, CTR, CCRP, WellSpan Health, shares an overview of effective practices for virtual tumor boards, methods for ensuring attendance and participation, and insights into post-pandemic sustainability. (May 8, 2020)
Cannabis use for medicinal purposes dates back at least 5,000 years, with the earliest reported use being in China around 2700 BC for the relief of pain and cramps.
fast factsmore online @ accc-cancer.org 1. Program Building with APPs: Working together, physicians and APPs can define care team models, develop inpatient and outpatient staff models, establish workload, and define clinical roles and appropriate acuity limits. They can also identify specific APP position opportunities, create recruitment plans, and participate in recruitment …
The cancer care community continues to observe National Nurses Month and the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, celebrating the pivotal roles oncology nurses play on the multidisciplinary cancer care team. Since the dawn of COVID-19, these roles have expanded and, in many cases, become more challenging than ever before. Many nurses have been thrust into a “back to basics” mindset in workplaces in which …
It is a pleasure and privilege to serve as your 2020-2021 ACCC President. I have been a member of ACCC since 2006. My organization, Lancaster General Health, now part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, has been an ACCC member for a quarter of a century. When I joined my organization in 2006, I was charged with developing a cancer program and building a cancer center. Looking …
For people with cancer, figuring out how to pay for treatment is one of their greatest concerns. To address these concerns many cancer programs have developed and implemented financial navigation programs.
Simple Talk provides an opportunity for parents to meet with social workers, in person or over the phone, to discuss their fears and concerns about cancer, while learning how to best communicate with and support their children.
As you know, Seattle has been in the thick of the COVID-19 outbreak since late February, and we stood up our Incident Command System then. The situation here got very difficult, very quickly. Some of the many challenges my hospital and health- care system faced included limited personal protective equipment, intensive care units rapidly reaching capacity, and postponing or delaying …