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When Kettering Health Network reorganized its operations by service lines, oncology had major problems—internal competition, communication deficits, inefficiencies, and a lack of infrastructure. Learn how Kettering united its oncology staff under “one best practice,” streamlined operations, increased patient volume, and decreased internal competition.
34(2)_Final.indd tools 14 accc-cancer.org | March–April 2019 | OI Approved Drugs • On Jan. 31, the Food and Drug Adminis- tration (FDA) approved Alimta® (pemetrexed for injection) (Eli Lilly and Company, lilly.com) in combination with pembrolizumab and platinum chemo- therapy for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung …
Entering the second quarter of 2019—with a dramatically different Congress—here’s a quick peek at what to expect for your program, your patients, and oncology delivery overall in the coming months.
In Louisiana, cancer incidence and death rates are greater than the national average. However, access to early phase clinical trials was nearly impossible to find. 2018 ACCC Innovator Award winner Ochsner Health System partnered with the Translational Genomics Research institute to establish a dedicated center to that accelerated treatment development and expanded patient access to precision …
Since the 2005 publication of From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition by the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine), the healthcare community has become more aware of the needs of cancer survivors and responded by developing survivorship services and programs.
Though stemming burnout at the source is vital work, it is also important to recognize and alleviate symptoms as they appear. One such symptom is decreased workforce retention.
34(2)_Final.indd fast factsmore online @accc-cancer.org Trending Now in Cancer Care Read results from the ninth annual ACCC survey, conducted in partnership with the Oncology Roundtable. Top threats to future cancer program growth: reimbursement requirements from payers, cost of drugs and/or new treatment modalities, and uncertainties in drug pricing reform policies. Top opportunities …
Located just a few miles away from the Atlantic Ocean, the John H. “Jack” Burbage, Jr. Regional Cancer Care Center serves parts of Sussex County, Delaware, Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the eastern shore of Virginia.
Early identification, staging, and diagnosis of lung cancer is critical to improving patient outcomes. However, current diagnostic options are limited in accuracy, safety, and invasiveness—only 15 percent of patients with lung cancer are diagnosed at an early stage. Read how Fox Chase Cancer Center has implemented new flexible robotic endoscopic technology to diagnose hard-to-reach lung nodules with …
Most healthcare facilities provide information online and offer handouts to patients at their facilities. I suggest that cancer programs, professional organizations, and physicians should pivot toward “teaching” patients how to obtain quality, cutting-edge care in their own communities. Specifically, our profession should engage patients with sophisticated video-based patient education. That is why …
In the Department of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina North Carolina Cancer Hospital, discarding partial drug vials was a significant source of waste. With their Innovator Award–winning drug vial optimization program, the program maximized the lifespan of drugs within single-dose vials and realized an annual cost savings of more than $40 million.
Early symptom management is key to improving quality of life for patients with cancer, and proactive monitoring delivers unparalleled survival advantage while decreasing emergency visits and admissions. However, immunotherapies require special attention and procedures. Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center earned a 2018 ACCC Innovator Award for their immunotherapy triage algorithms, which provide non-oncology …
Ready or not, the requirement to consult Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-approved Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) when ordering advanced imaging studies is on its way and is slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
Burnout among U.S. healthcare providers is a national concern, and members of multidisciplinary cancer care teams are not exempt from the toll it can take. In an attempt to gauge the extent of burnout among oncology care teams, ACCC recently surveyed its membership using the clinically validated Mini Z survey developed by the American Medical Association. Only a small percentage of respondents …
Radiation Oncology Pre-Conference Wednesday, March 20, 2019 11:00 – 11:15 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks Mark Sobczak, MD Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology Fox Chase Cancer Center 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Lunch and Learn: Improving Access in the Community Setting with Mobile Radiation Technology David Chamberlain, MS, DABR Senior Director, Medical Physics …
Surgical Oncology Pre-Conference Wednesday, March 20, 2019 9:00 – 9:15 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks Ronald R. Barkley, MS, JD President & CEO Cancer Center Business Development Group 9:15 – 9:30 AM Framing the Issues in the Organization of a Surgical Oncology Program—Why Should We Do This? I. Benjamin Paz, MD, FACS Executive Vice Chair; Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery …
Rockville, MD—Burnout among U.S. healthcare clinicians is a national concern. The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) established an Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience in 2017 to raise awareness and identify approaches to reverse the trend. Burnout is described by NAM as “a syndrome characterized by a high degree of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization (i.e., …
PowerPoint Presentation Overall, I am satisfied with my current job. I feel a great deal of stress because of my job. Strongly Agree 19.57% Agree 52.48% Neutral 13.04% Disagree 10.25% Strongly Disagree 4.66% N = 322 N = 319 Strongly Agree 26.96%Strongly Disagree 2.82% Disagree 13.17% Neutral 18.18% Agree 38.87% Using your own definition of "burnout", please …
February 28, 2019
Review the importance of pathology leadership and integration within the pre-analytical phase including practical considerations and establishment of relevant protocols including referral, biopsy, diagnosis, communication with oncologists, biomarker testing and treatment.