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Updated NCCN Guidelines for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Note Controversy Related to B-Cell Disease Management
By
Wayne Kuznar
NCCN 2014 Conference
,
NCCN Guidelines
,
Policies & Guidelines
April 2014, Vol 5, No 3
Hollywood, FL—The updated guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) for the management of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) includes new strategies in the management of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and new guidelines for T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders.
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New Pathways, Targeted Therapies Being Explored in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
By
Wayne Kuznar
Pathways
,
Policies & Guidelines
March 2014, Vol 5, No 2
San Francisco, CA—Many molecularly targeted agents that inhibit different pathways of hepatocarcinogenesis are under development, and novel targets are being assessed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), said Andrew X. Zhu, MD, PhD, Director, Liver Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, at the 2014 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
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Virtual Patients Help Identify Opportunities for Cost-Savings
By
Charles Bankhead
Pathways
,
Policies & Guidelines
March 2014, Vol 5, No 2
San Diego, CA—The use of virtual patient vignettes to improve adherence to a breast cancer clinical pathway identified correctable variances from a breast cancer clinical pathway with the potential to reduce the cost of care by several million dollars, according to the results of a pilot study reported at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium.
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The Cost of End-of-Life Care in Oncology
By
Craig Deligdish, MD
End-of-Life Care
,
From the Editor
,
Policies & Guidelines
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Value Peer-spectives
November 2013, Vol 4, No 9
The recent Institute of Medicine report “Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis” addressed the important issues of delivering high-quality cancer care, including end-of-life care.
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Need for Innovative Strategies for Quality Care Will Continue to Grow
By
Charles Bankhead
ASCO Quality Care Symposium
,
Quality Care
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Policies & Guidelines
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ASCO
November 2013, Vol 4, No 9
San Diego, CA—Current economic trends mandate the development of innovative strategies to affect quality and efficiency in cancer care, applying the same rigor as used in clinical trials, according to
Lee N. Newcomer, MD, MHA
, Senior Vice President, UnitedHealthcare, who addressed cost issues and barriers in provider reimbursement at the 2013 ASCO Quality Care Symposium.
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Yet Another Blow to the Medicaid Expansion
By
Igor Gorlach, JD, MPH
;
Ross D. Margulies, JD, MPH
Health Policy
,
Policies & Guidelines
September 2013, Vol 4, No 7
The Affordable Care Act extends and simplifies Medicaid eligibility beginning January 1, 2014, by replacing Medicaid’s previous multiple categorical groupings and limitations with one simplified overarching rule: all individuals aged <65 years with incomes less than 138% of the federal poverty level ($15,415 for an individual or $26,344 for a family of 3 in 2012) who meet citizenship/lawful US status and state residency requirements are entitled to Medicaid benefits.
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Implications for Oncology after Supreme Court Ruling that Genes Cannot Be Patented
By
Rosemary Frei, MSc
Health Policy
,
Policies & Guidelines
July 2013, Vol 4, No 6
The US Supreme Court’s ruling on June 13 in the case of the
Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics
will have significant implications for the future of cancer testing, molecular diagnostics, and treatment.
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Patient Navigators Enhance Colonoscopy Screening Rates and Save Money in the Long Run
By
Caroline Helwick
Patient Navigation
,
Policies & Guidelines
July 2013, Vol 4, No 6
>Orlando, FL—The use of patient navigators can reduce racial disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and can potentially reduce the mortality rates—and do both cost-effectively, according to studies presented at Digestive Disease Week 2013.
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Healthcare Reform and End-of-Life Care Myths versus Reality
By
Caroline Helwick
End-of-Life Care
,
Policies & Guidelines
July 2013, Vol 4, No 6
Hollywood, FL—End-of-life issues have advanced in a positive direction since the so-called death panel controversy of 2009, but health plans still need to promote these discussions, said J. Russell Hoverman, MD, PhD, Vice President, Quality Programs, Texas Oncology, at the Third Annual Conference of the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care.
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Medicare Committee Gives Thumbs Down to New Genetic Tests for Cancer
By
Ross D. Margulies, JD, MPH
;
Jayson Slotnik, JD, MPH
Health Policy
,
Policies & Guidelines
June 2013, Vol 4, No 5
Mr Margulies is an Associate, Foley Hoag, LLP, and Mr Slotnik is a Partner, Health Policy Strategies, LLC, Washington, DC
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