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A Model That Is Built to “Win”
Cutting the amount of Monthly Enhanced Oncology Services payments and limiting qualifying tumor types will curtail revenue to practices. But after the financial results in the Oncology Care Model, that's by design.
EP: 1.No Successor to OCM Would Disappoint
EP: 2.CMMI Open to Feedback, but EOM Out of the Blue
EP: 3.Some Practices That Did Not Do OCM Are Applying
EP: 4.Seven Tumor Types: Pros and Cons
EP: 5.A Model That Is Built to “Win”
EP: 6.Addressing Health Equity and Social Needs
EP: 7.Is Five Years Long Enough?
EP: 8.Changes to MEOS and Barriers to Entry
EP: 9.Small Practices and Dual Risk: Considerations and Approaches
EP: 10.Does Pooling Make Sense?
EP: 11.What Would You Change About the EOM?
Panelists discuss the financial fallout from the design of the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), which responds to the reports that found the Oncology Care Model succeeded in delivering better care but didn't save enough Medicare enough money in its early years, at least not in practices that were less proficient in operating the model. Kashyap Patel, MD, suggests other payment model programs that could work in tandem with the EOM.
AI's Role in Oncology: Supporting, Not Replacing, Health Care Providers
January 9th 2025In this second half of our interview with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Travis Osterman, DO, MS, FAMIA, FASCO, he discusses opportunities for advancing the smart use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care.
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Real-World Discontinuations of Ocrelizumab in MS Comparable to Pivotal Trials
January 9th 2025Data from a systematic review of 30 real-world studies show comparable discontinuation rates of ocrelizumab to those in pivotal clinical trials among patients with different types of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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New Research Links Gender, Racial Microaggressions to Higher Postpartum Blood Pressure
January 9th 2025Acts of discrimination, including subtle microaggressions, during pregnancy and childbirth contribute to higher maternal mortality rates, especially among Black women, and are linked to increased postpartum blood pressure, highlighting the need for improved health care interventions and racial equity in maternity care.
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