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Dr Susan Spratt Discusses Diabetes Management Services at Duke Health
September 17th 2023Susan Spratt, MD, senior medical director, Duke Population Health Management Office, breaks down the the prevalence of diabetes in the United States and discusses current diabetes initiatives at Duke Health.
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Nathan Walcker Discusses Value-Based Oncology Care Initiatives at FCS
September 8th 2023Nathan Walcker, CEO at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), highlights some of the recent partnerships and initiatives at FCS to improve community-based oncology care from a value-based perspective.
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Dr Jordan Berlin Discusses Precision Medicine and Factoring Patient Preferences Into Treatment
September 5th 2023Jordan Berlin, MD, FASCO, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explained how patient preferences and new treatments are considered, as well as what he is currently working on and his biggest takeaway from The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® held in Nashville, TN on August 17, 2023.
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Dr Jennifer Choe Discusses Head and Neck Cancer Relapse, New Treatment Trials, Promising Responses
September 1st 2023Jennifer Choe, MD, PhD, a head and neck medical oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discussed head and neck cancer relapse post-radiation therapy, new treatment trials, and any promising responses from them.
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Dr Carmen Solórzano Explains VICC’s Tumor Boards, Implementing Patient Preferences
August 28th 2023Carmen Solórzano, MD, FACS, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses how Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) conducts tumor boards and explains how patient preferences are considered during them.
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Dr Gustavo Fonseca on Key Takeaways From an FCS Analysis on Clinical Trial Enrollment
August 19th 2023Gustavo Fonseca, MD, FACP, physician director of clinical research, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), discusses the results from a late phase complexity analysis on barriers to clinical trials regarding biopsy requirements.
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Dr Jennifer Gass Provides an Overview of FCS' Next-Generation Sequencing Laboratory
August 16th 2023Jennifer Gass, PhD, FACMG, associate director, Genetics Laboratory, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, discusses the recent Genetics Laboratory, which focuses on next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing in oncology care.
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Travis Brewer Discusses Payer Initiatives to Improve Oncology Patient Outcomes
June 27th 2023Texas Oncology's Travis Brewer, vice president of payer relations, discusses how collaboration between primary care providers and oncologists can improve population health outcomes by focusing on payer initiatives and strategies.
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Dr Susan Escudier on How Oncologists and PCPs Can Work Together to Improve Value-Based Care
June 14th 2023Susan Escudier, MD, FACP, vice president of value-based and quality programs for Texas Oncology, discusses how collaboration between oncologists and primary care physicians (PCPs) can improve patient satisfaction and outcomes.
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Dr Amal Agarwal: Value-Based Contracts Can Help Align Incentives in Dialysis
June 2nd 2023Amal Agarwal, DO, MBA, chief clinical officer at Monogram Health, explains the importance of value-based agreements in dialysis care, and the issue of dialysis prevalence among low-income and marginalized communities.
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Telehealth Has Many Benefits in GI Care, Says Oshi Health's Sam Holliday
May 20th 2023Telehealth provides more flexibility for patients with gastrointestinal issues to better fit their care into their lives and around symptoms they may be experiencing, said Sam Holliday, co-founder and CEO of Oshi Health.
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Communication, Teamwork Can Foster Resilience, Says Dr Lee Norman
May 14th 2023The best leaders are those who foster open communication, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, who appeared at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event on population health in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Deliberate Learning Can Help Providers Adapt, Says Dr Lee Norman
May 7th 2023Keeping up-to-date on information, whether it is about clinical matters or information systems, is critical to a deliberate learning mindset that is beneficial to health care providers, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, the senior medical director for Optum Care Kansas City.
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Dr Stephen Schleicher: Rural Patient Care Access Is a Top Priority for Community Oncology
May 4th 2023Stephen M. Schleicher, MD, MBA, Tennessee Oncology, co-authored a recent paper on the complexities of the rural cancer experience; the principal conclusion was potential for a streamlined care process to optimize care efficiencies and access, thereby improving patient outcomes.
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Dr David Eagle: Progress in Hematology/Oncology Is Not Without Its Difficulties
April 20th 2023For all the success the hematology/oncology space has seen over the past 20-plus years, difficult discussions now focus on paying for that care, explained David A. Eagle, MD, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists.
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Dr Ryan Huey: Expansion of Patient Support, Care Key to Improve Value-Based Oncology
April 14th 2023There are various areas across different patient care and support perspectives that offer opportunities to improve value-based care in oncology, said Ryan Huey, MD, gastrointestinal medical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
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Championing Value-Based Primary Care: How Practices Can Support and Optimize Health Outcomes
April 10th 2023At a Kansas City, Missouri, meeting of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine®, speakers discussed ways to eliminate wasteful care and build the infrastructure required to advance value-based care delivery.
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