Fort Myers, Fla., June 8, 2022 – American Oncology Network, LLC (AON), a high-growth medical oncology provider with a focus on supporting the long-term viability of cancer treatment in community-based settings, recently announced the appointment of Karen Pilley, as the organization’s Chief Revenue Cycle Officer.

“We are pleased to announce Karen Pilley as AON’s new Chief Revenue Cycle Officer,” said Todd Schonherz, AON Chief Executive Officer. “She has more than 40 years of experience and brings a vast knowledge of healthcare end-to-end revenue cycle services as well as payer regulation and compliance to AON. We look forward to her contributions to the organization in executing the future strategy for revenue cycle management and billing services.”

Prior to joining AON, Pilley served as Chief Strategy Officer of Value-Based RCM and was responsible for implementing significant growth in the revenue cycle management business, including potential acquisitions of other billing companies and growth outside the behavioral health vertical. She has held positions with Virtual Radiology, a network of onsite and teleradiology physicians; SPI Healthcare, one of the largest global revenue cycle management organizations with more than 500 employees located in Chicago and Manila; and US Oncology, as the Vice President of Reimbursement Services for 13 years.

Pilley stated, “Joining the AON team was an easy decision for me. The company’s commitment to quality customer service, growth and operational excellence aligns with the type of company I am proud to be a part of.”

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About American Oncology Network, LLC: (AONcology.com)
American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) is an alliance of physicians and seasoned healthcare leaders partnering to ensure the long-term success of community oncology. Launched in 2018, the rapidly expanding AON network represents 107 physicians and 85 nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing across 16 states. The executive management team of AON encompasses more than three decades of oncology practice management experience, enabling physicians to focus on what matters most – providing the highest quality care for patients.

The organization provides unique and comprehensive protocols for managing administrative procedures and enhancing ancillary services for its affiliates. AON is able to aggregate volume and attain economies of scale, as it guides its member physicians and practices through the transition to value-based reimbursement models that improve the patient experience and help to reduce the per-capita cost of cancer care.

AON also provides a unique model of physician led, community-based oncology management. With services such as a centralized specialty pharmacy, diagnostics, pathology, fully integrated electronic medical records, a care management team and a variety of financial assistance programs, an alliance with AON ensures that patients’ experiences are at the very pinnacle of cancer care today.

For More Information, Contact:
American Oncology Network, LLC
Caroline Hewitt, Vice President of  Marketing
Caroline.Hewitt@AONcology.com

New cancer center will provide advanced, comprehensive and convenient care for patients in Vidalia.

Vidalia, Ga., May 4, 2022 – Low Country Cancer Care (LCCC), a leading community oncology and hematology practice, is pleased to announce the opening of its new cancer care facility on the Memorial Health Meadows Hospital campus to enhance services and provide improved conveniences for patients in Vidalia and surrounding communities.

LCCC is a partner practice within the American Oncology Network, LLC (AON), a high-growth medical oncology provider with a focus on supporting the long-term viability of cancer treatment in community-based settings. With AON integration support and centralized ancillary services, LCCC will provide Vidalia patients expanded access to advanced medical oncology and hematology care.

The new cancer center is located at the Tommy & Shirley Strickland Cancer Center at 1 Meadows Parkway, Suite B and will include eight exam rooms and 13 chemotherapy chairs. The clinic will offer infusion therapy, including chemotherapy and immunotherapy, in-house laboratory performing all routine blood work on-site, in-house specialty pharmacy, care management support, and financial counseling. Medical oncologists Asit Jha, MD and Sreekanth Reddy, MD and Patricia Williams, APRN will be practicing at this new site.

“The Tommy and Shirley Strickland Cancer Center is truly extraordinary. We are excited to open our new cancer clinic within the center and we thank the families and the community for their support throughout the years,” said Brad Prechtl, MBA, AON President & Chief Development Officer.

AON Chief Executive Officer Todd Schonherz stated, “Our physicians are committed to working in collaboration with the local team and physicians at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital. Our goal is to ensure patients continue to receive the same great care they are accustomed to receiving with advances in therapies, 24/7 pharmacy assistance and care management support.”

“The Memorial Health Meadows Hospital’s Tommy & Shirley Strickland Cancer Center is pleased to welcome the physicians and staff of Low County Cancer Care to our campus,” said Matt Hasbrouck, CEO. “This will give our patients convenient access to safe, high-quality medical oncology care.”

LCCC is committed to providing the community with the highest quality care that is based on research, evidence-based medicine and focused on the whole person. This new clinic is the seventh LCCC location. Cancer patients in Vidalia will now have access to a diverse range of services for diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, patient support and amenities under one roof, giving them unparalleled access to comprehensive, integrated cancer care, close to home.

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About Low Country Cancer Care: (LCCCSav.com)
Low Country Cancer Care has seven locations, including an office in Savannah, Vidalia and Waycross and four satellite offices in Hinesville, Statesboro and Pooler, Georgia and Bluffton, South Carolina. The team includes six medical oncologists and six advanced practice providers who provide a comprehensive range of treatment for patients diagnosed with cancer and blood disorders.

About American Oncology Network, LLC: (AONcology.com)
American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) is an alliance of physicians and seasoned healthcare leaders partnering to ensure the long-term success of community oncology. Launched in 2018, the rapidly expanding AON network represents 107 physicians and 85 nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing across 16 states. The executive management team of AON encompasses more than three decades of oncology practice management experience, enabling physicians to focus on what matters most – providing the highest quality care for patients.

The organization provides unique and comprehensive protocols for managing administrative procedures and enhancing ancillary services for its affiliates. AON is able to aggregate volume and attain economies of scale, as it guides its member physicians and practices through the transition to value-based reimbursement models that improve the patient experience and help to reduce the per-capita cost of cancer care.

AON also provides a unique model of physician led, community-based oncology management. With services such as a centralized specialty pharmacy, diagnostics, pathology, fully integrated electronic medical records, a care management team and a variety of financial assistance programs, an alliance with AON ensures that patients’ experiences will be at the very pinnacle of cancer care today.

For More Information, Contact:
American Oncology Network, LLC
Caroline Hewitt, Vice President of  Marketing
Caroline.Hewitt@AONcology.com

AON has selected Adparo®, a tech-enabled solution from Annexus Health, to optimize its patient financial assistance workflow process

Sewickley, Pa., Apr. 19, 2022 – Annexus Health, Inc., the leading healthcare technology company that is revolutionizing the patient access journey through its innovative solutions, today announced a partnership with American Oncology Network, LLC (AON), a high-growth medical oncology provider with a focus on supporting the long-term viability of oncology treatment in community-based settings. Through this partnership, the Adparo® team of experienced financial counselors—leveraging the Annexus Health workflow platform, AssistPoint®—will support AON practices to enhance their patient financial assistance workflow process and secure more financial assistance for more patients.

“The financial toxicity faced by cancer patients has dramatically increased over the years,” said AON Chief Executive Officer Todd Schonherz. “At AON, we’re committed to minimizing the financial impact of cancer on families. This partnership with Annexus Health will help to overcome these financial barriers and reduce these burdens.”

Adparo® will provide trained, experienced staff with in-depth knowledge of revenue cycle and access service complexities to assist AON practices by:

• Proactively working up each patient prior to treatment to assess financial assistance needs
• Conducting eligibility verification and benefit investigation for patients on treatment
• Managing patient assistance and free drug programs through AssistPoint®
• Providing financial cost estimates for treatment
• Billing, posting payment, and transferring the final balance to the patient “

Annexus Health is in hyper-growth mode, and we’re excited to partner with AON for an incredible expansion of efforts to generationally disrupt how the patient access journey is managed,” said Annexus Health Co-Founder and CEO Joe Baffone. “Our Adparo® services division will utilize our market-leading technology platform, AssistPoint®, to manage the entire cycle of important financial assistance and other access services for AON’s rapidly growing membership in order to help patients get the care they deserve.”

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About American Oncology Network, LLC: AONcology.com
American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) is an alliance of physicians and seasoned healthcare leaders partnering to ensure the long-term success of community oncology. Launched in 2018, the rapidly expanding AON network currently represents 107 physicians and 85 nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing across 16 states. The executive management team of AON encompasses more than three decades of oncology practice management experience, enabling physicians to focus on what matters most—providing the highest quality care for patients.

The organization provides unique and comprehensive protocols for managing administrative procedures and enhancing ancillary services for its affiliates. AON is able to aggregate volume and attain economies of scale, as it guides its member physicians and practices through the transition to value-based reimbursement models that improve the patient experience and help to reduce the per capita cost of cancer care.

AON also provides a unique model of physician-led, community-based oncology management. With services such as a centralized specialty pharmacy, diagnostics, pathology, fully integrated electronic medical records, a care management team and a variety of financial assistance programs, an alliance with AON ensures that patients’ experiences will be at the very pinnacle of cancer care today. 

About Annexus Health
Annexus Health is the leading healthcare technology company that is revolutionizing the patient access journey by delivering innovative solutions, including tech-enabled services, that reduce financial and administrative burdens to improve access, speed, and adherence to critical care. Learn more at annexushealth.com.

Fort Myers, Fla., April 5, 2022 – American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) and its partner, Low Country Cancer Care (LCCC), are pleased to announce the opening of their sixth cancer center located at 1206 Alice Street in Waycross, Ga. Medical oncologist and hematologist Dr. Asit Jha will be joining LCCC and practicing at this new site.

Dr. Jha obtained his medical education from Grant Medical College, University of Bombay in India. He is Board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology.

Other LCCC locations are in Savannah, Hinesville, Statesboro and Pooler, Ga., and Bluffton, S.C. Including Dr. Jha, the team now consists of five medical oncologists. LCCC offers a comprehensive range of treatments for patients diagnosed with cancer and blood disorders.

Dr. Jha of the LCCC Waycross office said, “This clinic will offer patients advanced treatment and care, close to where they live. Patients will not only have access to clinical research and innovative therapies, but they’ll also benefit from 24/7 pharmacy assistance and in-house pathology, laboratory and specialty pharmacy services.”

AON President & Chief Development Officer Brad Prechtl, MBA said, “Dr. Jha moved to Waycross so he could provide high quality cancer care to patients living in rural areas where medical resources are scarce which is the foundation of Low Country Cancer Care and AON—making him a perfect fit to join our team.”

AON Chief Executive Officer Todd Schonherz added, “The addition of Dr. Jha and the expansion into the sixth clinic in Georgia will help ensure our patients have access to the latest advancements and affordable cancer care where they live.”

LCCC is committed to providing the community with innovative cancer care that is based on research, evidence-based medicine and focused on the whole person. Cancer patients will now have access to a diverse range of services for diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials, survivorship and patient support, giving them unparalleled access to comprehensive, integrated cancer care, close to home.

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About Low Country Cancer Care: (LCCCSav.com)
Low Country Cancer Care has six locations, including an office in Savannah and Waycross and four satellite offices in Hinesville, Statesboro and Pooler, Georgia and Bluffton, South Carolina. The team includes five medical oncologists and five advanced practice providers who provide a comprehensive range of treatment for patients diagnosed with cancer and blood disorders.

About American Oncology Network, LLC: (AONcology.com)
American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) is an alliance of physicians and seasoned healthcare leaders partnering to ensure the long-term success of community oncology. Launched in 2018, the rapidly expanding AON network represents 107 physicians and 85 nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing across 16 states. The executive management team of AON encompasses more than three decades of oncology practice management experience, enabling physicians to focus on what matters most – providing the highest quality care for patients.

The organization provides unique and comprehensive protocols for managing administrative procedures and enhancing ancillary services for its affiliates. AON is able to aggregate volume and attain economies of scale, as it guides its member physicians and practices through the transition to value-based reimbursement models that improve the patient experience and help to reduce the per-capita cost of cancer care.

AON also provides a unique model of physician led, community-based oncology management. With services such as a centralized specialty pharmacy, diagnostics, pathology, fully integrated electronic medical records, a care management team and a variety of financial assistance programs, an alliance with AON ensures that patients’ experiences will be at the very pinnacle of cancer care today.

For More Information, Contact:
American Oncology Network, LLC
Caroline Hewitt, Vice President of  Marketing
Caroline.Hewitt@AONcology.com

Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 1, 2022 – The physicians of Hematology Oncology of Indiana (HOI) , Drs. Ruemu E. Birhiray, Jenelle S. Miller, Daniel T. Milton, Brian P. Mulherin, Deng Zhang and M. Sarfraz Nawaz welcome Medical Oncologist Ashwin Vasudevamurthy, MD to the practice.  HOI is an American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) partner.

Dr. Vasudevamurthy will be seeing patients at the Lebanon, Harcourt, Logansport and Breast Center locations.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Indiana University and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Ross University School of Medicine. Dr. Vasudevamurthy continued his training with the completion of his internal medicine residency at St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis.  He then worked as a hospitalist for two years at the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, followed by a fellowship in oncology and hematology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

“I met Dr. Vasudevamurthy during his residency training in 2009 and was impressed with his innate ability to connect with his patients.  I am excited to collaborate with him to help bring the latest advancements in cancer treatments to our patients,” said Dr. Birhiray of Hematology Oncology of Indiana.

AON President & Chief Development Officer Brad Prechtl, MBA added, “Dr. Vasudevamurthy found his calling by matching his love of science with his desire to help others.  We are thrilled to have his high level of passion for patient care.”

HOI provides high quality cancer care at six locations, including two offices in metropolitan Indianapolis, and additional offices in Logansport, Lebanon, Noblesville, and Fishers, Indiana.  The practice offers infusion therapy, including chemotherapy and immunotherapy, an in-house laboratory performing all routine blood work on-site and an in-house specialty pharmacy. Patients also have access to care management support services including behavioral health therapy, nutrition guidance and financial counseling.

AON Chief Executive Officer Todd Schonherz continued, “Dr. Vasudevamurthy’s philosophy aligns with HOI and AON’s focus on delivering top quality cancer care with convenience and efficiency so patients can get the care they need locally while helping to preserve their quality of life.”

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About Hematology Oncology of Indiana: (www.HematologyOncologyIN.com)

Specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders and cancer, Hematology Oncology of Indiana (HOI) has six offices in the Central Indiana area. Hematology Oncology of Indiana is the Hematology/Oncology practice of Ruemu Birhiray, MD, Jenelle Miller, MD, Daniel Milton, MD, Brian Mulherin, MD, Deng Zhang, MD, PhD., M. Sarfraz Nawaz, MD and Ashwin Vasudevamurthy, MD. The practice’s highly trained and experienced clinical staff includes Nurse Practitioners, Oncology-Certified Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Medical Assistants. In addition, HOI’s Financial Counselors assist patients in navigating through insurance benefits coverage and identifying financial assistance options and opportunities.

About American Oncology Network, LLC: AONcology.com

American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) is an alliance of physicians and seasoned healthcare leaders partnering to ensure the long-term success of community oncology. Launched in 2018, the rapidly expanding AON network currently represents 107 physicians and 83 nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing across 16 states. The executive management team of AON encompasses more than three decades of oncology practice management experience, enabling physicians to focus on what matters most – providing the highest quality care for patients.

The organization provides unique and comprehensive protocols for managing administrative procedures and enhancing ancillary services for its affiliates. AON is able to aggregate volume and attain economies of scale, as it guides its member physicians and practices through the transition to value-based reimbursement models that improve the patient experience and help to reduce the per capita cost of cancer care.

AON also provides a unique model of physician-led, community-based oncology management. With services such as a centralized specialty pharmacy, diagnostics, pathology, fully integrated electronic medical records, a care management team and a variety of financial assistance programs, an alliance with AON ensures that patients’ experiences will be at the very pinnacle of cancer care today.

For More Information, Contact:
American Oncology Network, LLC
Caroline Hewitt
Vice President of Marketing
Caroline.Hewitt@AONcology.com