Addressing the Financial Concerns of Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatments can prove costly, especially if patients must travel far for treatment or are prescribed expensive medications. And that financial burden can create enormous stress.
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Cancer treatments can prove costly, especially if patients must travel far for treatment or are prescribed expensive medications. And that financial burden can create enormous stress.
Cancer is a complicated disease that takes a significant toll on patients’ physical and psychological well-being, which is why effective treatment encompasses the whole person—body, spirit and mind. Consequently, comprehensive care management services are fundamental to any oncology practice.
Drs. Joseph Ye, Linli Xuan and Min Kang of Vista Oncology are pleased to announce that Medical Oncologist Robert Bigler, MD has joined the community oncology practice in Olympia, Washington.
Fort Myers, Fla., September 2, 2020 – The physicians of Hematology Oncology of Indiana (HOI), Dr. Raymond M. Harwood, Dr. Ruemu E. Birhiray, Dr. Jenelle S. Miller, Dr. Daniel T. Milton, Dr. Brian […]
Fort Myers, Fla., September 1, 2020 – American Oncology Network, LLC (AON), a high-growth national network of independent community oncologists, is pleased to announce that Low Country Cancer Care in Savannah, Georgia, a specialized […]
Fort Myers, Fla., August 31, 2020 – Drs. Michael Liao and Joseph Ye of Partner Oncology are pleased to announce that Medical Oncologist Dong Xiang, MD, MS has joined the community oncology practice […]
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and disease in the U.S. Not only does cancer take an enormous toll on the health of patients and survivors—it also has a tremendous financial impact. Cost differences associated with oncology care in the community setting versus a hospital setting are significant with community oncology practices providing high quality, state-of-the-art care at lower costs to patients.
July 2016 marked the start of oncologists looking at a new way to manage cancer care with a shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, prompted by the launch of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) by the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Innovation (CMS Innovation Center). Today, CMS Innovation Center is expanding on this foundation with Oncology Care First (OCF)—a next-generation model that will phase out OCM and further emphasize the benefits of adopting value-based care models that favor care quality and outcomes over quantity of services provided.
The physicians of Hematology Oncology of Indiana (HOI), Dr. Raymond M. Harwood, Dr. Ruemu E. Birhiray, Dr. Jenelle S. Miller, Dr. Daniel T. Milton and Dr. Brian P. Mulherin, are pleased to announce that Medical Oncologist Deng Zhang, MD, PhD has joined the leading community oncology/hematology practice in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Messino Cancer Centers (MCC), a partner practice of American Oncology Network, LLC (AON), is pleased to announce that Medical Oncologist Dr. Michael Messino, is a recipient of North Carolina’s highest award for state service granted by the Office of the Governor.