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77,000 Early Adopters to CMS’s EHR Incentive Program Exceed Requirements, Reflecting Value to Patients and Providers
Value Propositions
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Value Peer-spectives
August 2011, Vol 2, No 5
Approximately 77,000 healthcare providers have already registered by July of this year with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the electronic health records (EHRs) program.
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Addressing Cost and Quality Issues in Novel Treatment Strategies for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Where Is Our Focused Factory?
By
Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP
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Value Peer-spectives
August 2011, Vol 2, No 5
Evidence-based medicine and a focused clinical orientation are key elements to delivering the right care at the right time to the right person. The recent findings reported at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting regarding the use of novel therapies and strategies in the treatment of non–small-cell lung cancer make achieving these goals harder than ever.
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Impact of EHRs on Oncology Practice: Enhancing the Value of Cancer Care
By
Gena Cook
Practice Management
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Value Peer-spectives
August 2011, Vol 2, No 5
Widespread adoption of information technology (IT) is now regarded as a pathway to improving healthcare and achieving the highly regarded goals for redesigning care.
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New End Points Create Novel Challenges for Health Plans in Oncology Drug Management
By
James T. Kenney, RPh, MBA
Commentary
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Value Peer-spectives
July 2011, Vol 2, No 4
The management of complex oncology drugs in pharmacy and in medical benefits presents unique challenges for all parties who seek cost-effective, positive clinical outcomes for patients with cancer. New therapies are offering the exciting prospect of improved outcomes, prolonged life, and, in some cases, a cure for specific diseases.
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Oncologists Face Economic Challenges while Improving Patient Care
Practice Management
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Value Peer-spectives
July 2011, Vol 2, No 4
The estimated cost for physician practices to interact with health insurance plans is $23 billion to $31 billion annually, according to a 2009 national survey conducted by Casalino and colleagues (Health Aff. 2009;28:w533-w543).
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Oncologist Calls for Shorter Time to Approval of High-Value Targeted Cancer Drugs
Value Propositions
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Value Peer-spectives
June 2011, Vol 2, No 3
New understanding of the mechanism of cancer as genetic and molecular cancer–causing lesions has enabled the development of targeted therapies that are producing excellent results in early clinical trials.
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Florida Cancer Network Adds Web-Based Treatment Tool to Address Quality, Cost Issues
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Value Peer-spectives
June 2011, Vol 2, No 3
The Florida Comprehensive Care Network (FCCN), a statewide network of medical and radiation oncologists providing comprehensive, evidence-based care to patients with cancer, has signed an agreement with ITA Partners that allows FCCN to use ITA’s oncology decision-support platform (called eviti) across its network of oncologists.
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Small but Positive Reductions in Some Cancer Death Rates
Value Propositions
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Value Peer-spectives
June 2011, Vol 2, No 3
A new report published in March in the
Journal of the National Cancer
Institute
(2011;103:714-736) shows slow but consistent reductions in some cancer types in men and women between 2003 and 2007, the most recent years for which data are available.
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Researchers Discover 2 Molecules Involved in Cancer Metastasis
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Value Peer-spectives
June 2011, Vol 2, No 3
Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, identified 2 regulatory molecules that enable a tumor, which originally is usually not deadly, to metastasize.
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Patients Value Additional Tests for Experimental Cancer Therapies
Value Propositions
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Value Peer-spectives
June 2011, Vol 2, No 3
A survey of 61 patients with cancer suggests that many patients are willing to undergo extra tests to participate in clinical trials that will give them access to experimental cancer treatments that may offer improved outcomes and potentially increased survival options.
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