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For 16 years, Queens Medical Associates has provided medical oncology services and functions as the medical oncology division of NewYork Presbyterian Queens Hospital.
Cancer programs are all on different parts of an ongoing journey to provide better financial counseling, navigation, and advocacy services to patients. Since 2011, ACCC has led national efforts to provide practical education, training, tools, and resources through its Financial Advocacy Network (FAN) initiative.
Summer headlines have been dominated by congressional efforts to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and find a politically palatable path forward to shoring up the nongroup insurance market.
FROM THE EDITOR Hospital–The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in “A Model for Tissue Banking in the Community Setting.” The authors show how this community biospecimen repository program has informed and engaged patients and providers on the importance of donating specimens to support internal and external research projects. Finally, we can all agree that addressing “financial …
Banking of biological specimens can advance oncology research efforts by providing valuable resources from participants and promoting collaborative partnerships.
action 60 accc-cancer.org | July–August 2017 | OI A comprehensive look at oncology reimbursement issues, tools to strengthen your program, and information to help you weather market changes. All members of the cancer care team who deal with oncology business and reimbursement will benefit from these meetings. Gain a full-spectrum perspective in just one day of sessions: • Hear …
In 2010, the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Johnston-Willis Hospital started to explore how to best serve the emotional and spiritual needs of its oncology nursing staff.
The ACCC education project, “Real-World Experiences in Immunotherapy Delivery,” addresses some of the practical issues that cancer programs must navigate to provide immunotherapy safely and effectively in their own communities.
June is Cancer Immunotherapy Month, shining a spotlight on advancements in immuno-oncology. 2017 ACCC Institute for Clinical Immuno-Oncology Innovator Award winner Oncology Specialists S.C. at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has been delivering immunotherapy for cancer for more than six years. For highlights on how they’ve developed their program and how “Turning on the Light Switch” helps their …
Rockville, Md. — On Thursday, June 22 the U.S. Senate released their plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. Despite the Senate’s promise to “start over,” the Better Care Reconciliation Act largely mirrors the policies of the House’s version of ACA repeal and will result in millions of Americans with chronic conditions, such as cancer, losing healthcare …
Learn about 2017 ACCC Innovator Award winner USA Mitchell Cancer Institute’s homegrown Oncology Navigation Acuity Tool. Unfortunately, nurse navigation services are typically non-revenue generating, necessitating a cost/benefit evaluation of these services for many programs. To justify nurse navigation in this new era of value-based care, we must define appropriate caseload volumes through risk …
Once again immuno-oncology (I-O) was center stage at this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting (June 2-6, 2017) where more than 250 presentations featured checkpoint inhibitors. Currently, six immune checkpoint inhibitors have received FDA approval for more than nine cancers, with more than 1,000 studies in progress. On June 2 at ASCO, two pre-eminent immunotherapy investigators …
Stressed by nurse staffing shortages? Learn how 2017 ACCC Innovator Award winner Loma Linda University Cancer Center tackled this challenge. One of the most challenging issues in healthcare is the ongoing balancing act of staffing and retention. For specialty areas, such as oncology, staffing presents an even more difficult challenge. Finding those perfectly qualified individuals with all the right …
Association of Community Cancer Centers’ ICLIO Initiatives Support Multidisciplinary Cancer Teams to Better Deliver New and Emerging Cancer Therapies Rockville, Md. — The Institute for Clinical Immuno-Oncology (ICLIO) has launched two unique initiatives that support community cancer programs in implementing and advancing access to new and emerging immunotherapies for cancer. Through these …
Second in a two-part series from ACCC’s Optimizing Electronic Health Records project. Read part one. While the vast majority of oncology clinicians use an Electronic Health Record (EHR) today, many continue to struggle with poor usability and increased workloads. Recognizing the needs in the community, the ACCC Optimizing Electronic Health Records (EHRs) education initiative aims to identify practical …
While electronic health records (EHRs) remain a necessary component of care delivery, in a recent survey of ACCC Cancer Program members, 62% of respondents report that EHRs have increased the workload of their staff and 51% indicate that their EHR system has increased their total operating costs. Only 34% of respondents said that both medical and radiation oncology practices can interface with the …
This is the final post in a two-part series on creating a toolkit for caregivers. A recent symposium on Palliative Care in Oncology also called attention to the importance of ensuring that the needs of cancer patients’ caregivers are recognized. “Despite providing essential home and healthcare services, cancer caregivers are underserved and undervalued while facing a multitude of unmet needs,” said …
Pain relating to a cancer diagnosis is one of the most feared symptoms by patients. Pain is subjective and can be attributed to multiple factors: spiritual beliefs, physical pain, and psychological, or social issues. Additionally, pain is a common occurrence that can dramatically affect a patient’s quality of life during and after cancer treatment. A 1993 study performed by the Eastern Cooperative …
On May 4, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that would repeal and replace key portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces significant concerns over the projected decrease in coverage and increase in cost, and will likely undergo a substantial re-write. While the bill faces …
Free comprehensive online training for oncology financial advocates Rockville, Md. — The cost of cancer care continues to be a top concern for patients and their healthcare providers. In response, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) has launched The Financial Advocacy Boot Camp, the first free online training program designed for all those who work to assist cancer patients in navigating …