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Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Care
Navigating Cancer Team
November 25, 2019
If you’ve been paying attention to trends in the discussions around value-based cancer care, you’ve probably been hearing a good bit about electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs). At the National Oncology Conference, Dr. Ethan Basch, a leading patient-reported outcomes researcher, was the recipient
Personalized Medicine and Value-Based Care
Navigating Cancer Team
November 19, 2019
How is personalized medicine impacting oncology? A panel at AJMC’s recent Patient-Centered Oncology Care Conference explored this topic. Payer, diagnostic, and advocacy representatives shared their perspectives in this discussion. What is personalized medicine? The panelists all agreed on a definition for personalized
Future of Oncology Advanced Payment Models
Navigating Cancer Team
November 14, 2019
The shift to value What’s next for oncology advanced payment models? That was the topic one panel tackled at AJMC’s recent Patient Centered Oncology Care Conference. The panel represented the provider, payer, and technology perspectives. There was agreement that the Oncology Care
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Value-Based Care
Navigating Cancer Team
November 12, 2019
Scientific research demonstrates that clinicians miss approximately half of patients’ symptoms during cancer treatment. As a result, patients can suffer due to poor symptom control, treatments may be delayed or missed, and preventable emergency room visits and hospitalizations occur. It is known
Keeping up with the rapidly changing landscape of cancer care
Navigating Cancer Team
November 11, 2019
The American Journal of Managed Care recently hosted the Patient-Centered Oncology Care Conference in Philadelphia. The theme of this meeting was “Innovation and Quality: New Direction in Value-Based Care” and it was comprised of a full day of presentations from thought leaders
Taking a Proactive Approach to Symptom Management
Navigating Cancer Team
November 4, 2019
Advisory Board recently hosted a webinar that reviewed models and technologies that cancer programs have implemented for remote symptom monitoring. The Oncology Roundtable team shared their research and made a compelling business case for introducing remote symptom monitoring in cancer care. The
2019 ACCC National Oncology Conference Roundup
Navigating Cancer Team
November 4, 2019
The ACCC 36th National Oncology Conference was attended by hundreds of cancer care professionals and thought leaders. Over three days, attendees and presenters shared insights, experiences, and strategies for improving cancer care. Navigating Cancer’s team spoke to attendees in the exhibit hall
Transformative Care Models
Navigating Cancer Team
November 3, 2019
This session during the recent ACCC National Oncology Conference featured a look at new care models and practice transformations that have been prompted by value-based care and posed several questions for the audience to start the session. About half reported their program
Dr. Ethan Basch Receives Clinical Research Award
Navigating Cancer Team
November 3, 2019
Dr. Basch was the recipient of the Clinical Research Award at ACCC’s National Oncology Conference in Orlando last week. This award recognizes individuals whose research has significantly and positively impacted the oncology patient. Dr. Basch has done this with his work with
Lessons Learned from the Oncology Care Model
Navigating Cancer Team
November 1, 2019
It probably comes as no surprise that the Oncology Care Model is still a hot topic among cancer care providers. This was underscored by the significant interest in a recent session at the ACCC National Oncology Conference in Orlando. The session prompted
Practice transformation in value-based cancer care
Navigating Cancer Team
October 30, 2019
At the 2019 Association for Value-Based Cancer Care Summit this year, we sat in on this great panel called “Practice Transformation Embracing Clinical Decision Support Systems and Care Management Processes and Influence on Value Based Cancer Care.” In this post we’ll provide
Community oncology perspectives on value-based cancer care
Navigating Cancer Team
October 24, 2019
At the 2019 Association for Value-Based Cancer Care Summit this year, we sat in on a great panel called “Community Oncology Perspectives on Value-based Cancer Care” that focused on community oncology practices. At Navigating Cancer we support community oncology practices across the
HHS announces proposed changes to laws to support value-based care
Navigating Cancer Team
October 10, 2019
This week the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed rules that would update and clarify regulations for the Stark Law and the anti-kickback statute. HHS has acknowledged the rules as they currently stand were developed in a fee-for-service healthcare
Connect with Navigating Cancer this fall!
Navigating Cancer Team
October 9, 2019
We are looking forward to a few upcoming events and would love to connect with you if you will be there too! Let us know! Association for Value-Based Cancer Care Summit Next week some of our team members are heading to the
Join us for a webinar presented by Advisory Board
Navigating Cancer Team
October 8, 2019
Improve cancer patient satisfaction and reduce costs with remote monitoring Thinking about exploring remote symptom monitoring for cancer patients at your organization? Join us for a special presentation from Advisory Board’s Oncology Roundtable on Tuesday, October 22nd from 3-4pm EST! This presentation
Improving Care with the Oncology Care Model
Navigating Cancer Team
October 4, 2019
A recent blog from the American Journal of Managed Care called “Lessons From the Field: How Practices Are Succeeding Under OCM,” recapped a discussion from NCCN’s policy summit with 2 organizations working to succeed in the Oncology Care Model (OCM). OCM practices
Measuring Success in Value-Based Care
Navigating Cancer Team
September 27, 2019
Recently Definitive Healthcare hosted a virtual panel for the second session of their panel series focused on measuring success in value-based care. Three panelists from healthcare technology organizations participated and brought their unique perspectives on implementing value-based care initiatives to the conversation.
New! Download an eBook to learn more about PRM technology
Navigating Cancer Team
September 10, 2019
Navigating Cancer spent the last 10+ years developing technologies to improve cancer care for patients and providers. Through that time and with the benefit of some really innovative clinical partners, we’ve seen exciting progress in cancer care. We’ve seen: The positive patient impact
Succeeding in value-based care requires transformation
Navigating Cancer Team
September 5, 2019
At Navigating Cancer we talk to all different kinds of cancer care providers, including small, community practices, large, multi-location practices, or even hospitals and health systems. They’re all facing similar challenges and regulatory pressures to: Help patients avoid the emergency department and
Insights from the 2019 Advisory Board Cancer Patient Experience Survey
Navigating Cancer Team
August 21, 2019
The 2019 Cancer Patient Experience Survey from Advisory Board contained feedback from patients that can help cancer care programs to improve care by understanding patient behavior and needs in this ever-changing healthcare landscape. Here we share the top 4 patient insights we
The Emerging Challenges in Cancer Care
Navigating Cancer Team
August 15, 2019
During a session at the recent Advisory Board Oncology Roundtable meeting, Stuart Clark, Managing Director, shared three emerging challenges for cancer care providers: value-based care, clinical innovations, and patient experience. Those likely don’t come as a surprise, but there were some interesting
Improving the early cancer patient experience
Navigating Cancer Team
August 12, 2019
The cancer patient journey begins well before the first appointment with an oncologist. In this year’s Advisory Board Cancer Patient Experience Survey, the results focused on what matters most to patients early in their cancer journey, and how providers can deliver better
The value of investing in remote symptom monitoring for your cancer patients
Navigating Cancer Team
July 22, 2019
A recent article from Advisory Board confirms what we’ve been advocating at Navigating Cancer for a while now: remote symptom monitoring is essential for improved patient outcomes. Symptom and side effect management can help reduce costs, improve quality of life, and help patients
AJMC’s Innovation and Quality in Oncology Care
Navigating Cancer Team
July 19, 2019
AJMC’s Institute for Value Based Medicine recently hosted an event titled “Innovation and Quality in Oncology Care.” It featured several leaders in the transformation of oncology care who are changing the way cancer care is provided and improving patient experiences and outcomes.
The COA Oncology Care Model 2.0 webinar
Navigating Cancer Team
July 15, 2019
On Friday July 12, 2019, the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) held a webinar to review their proposed plan for the next iteration of the Oncology Care Model (OCM), OCM 2.0. Last month COA announced their full proposal for OCM 2.0, which was
What is your practice doing to mitigate the nursing shortage?
Navigating Cancer Team
June 27, 2019
We have heard from several of the practices we work with that they are working hard to figure out how to fill the nursing gaps they are facing. One practice told us they are trying to fill 45 open positions. While that
Don’t ignore the financial impact of a cancer diagnosis
Navigating Cancer Team
May 21, 2019
At the recent Value in Cancer Care Summit, a former bankruptcy judge, Karen Overstreet, addressed the financial toxicity that often comes with a cancer diagnosis. Cancer is overwhelming and confusing and there is often not a lot of transparency about the financial
Better Cancer Care with Patient Reported Outcomes
Navigating Cancer Team
May 14, 2019
The Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research recently held its 6th Annual Value in Cancer Care Summit. The morning plenary session was given by Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, entitled “Collecting Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Cancer Care.” Dr. Schrag
Give your patient engagement efforts a boost
Navigating Cancer Team
April 30, 2019
A central requirement of many value-based programs is patient engagement and cancer care providers have invested significant time and money into engagement efforts. Yet it continues to be a real challenge. Portals are generally underutilized, office visits are short and medical information
Closing the loop for symptom management
Navigating Cancer Team
April 9, 2019
In the transition to value-based care, symptom management for cancer patients has emerged as a key factor in not only delivering high quality care, but also preventing unnecessary ED visits and hospitalizations. Triage nurses using Navigating Cancer’s Patient Relationship Management platform are
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