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Oncology Practice Leaders Refocusing Efforts to Improve Long Term Viability
Oncology practices are experiencing acute challenges in today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment. Costs for treating patients are increasing, regulatory changes are affecting the way practices operate, and there are significant changes in reimbursement — compounded by a 2% reduction in fees as a result of the recent sequestration. In addition, payers are moving away from the traditional fee-for-service payment model towards value-based models that recognize quality and patient outcomes.
These shifts require practice leadership to make preserving or increasing revenue and cash flow a top priority. After all, practices cannot provide care if they cannot afford to stay in business. So, how should practice leaders re-tool and re-focus their efforts to keep their practices financially viable and thriving in these challenging times?
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Source: OBROncology.com
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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Bridging the Vaccination Gap: Insights on Global Immunization Challenges
July 30th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH, 2024-2025 president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, on the recent report from the World Health Organization and UNICEF on public immunization rates, with national and global health implications.
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