03/04/2019

Important Oncology Related News

Participating Practices Commend CMS for OCM Changes

As the oncology care model (OCM), a 5-year pilot payment project from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) involving oncology practices, reaches its halfway mark, a fresh round of performance feedback intended to guide and evaluate its progress has been issued. Although many participants are critical of the structure of the OCM, they also acknowledge that important modifications have been made.  READ MORE

The FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence — Quantifying the Patient Experience

(FDA.gov/FDA Voices) Feb 22, 2019 - Outside of controlled clinical trials, obtaining data from patients through electronic patient-related outcome measures during routine treatment by their oncologist is a promising method to improve patient-clinician communication that can also generate structured real-world data.  READ ARTICLE

Tell Congress to Support Medicaid Coverage of Routine Care Costs for Clinical Trials

(ASCO in Action) Feb 19, 2019 - Members of Congress recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation, the CLINICAL TREATMENT Act (H.R. 913), which would guarantee coverage of the routine care costs of clinical trial participation for Medicaid enrollees with a life-threatening condition.  READ ARTICLE