Nathan 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.
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute's (FCS') Nathan Walcker, CEO, discusses some key strategic practices and initiatives in providing high quality community-based oncology care he has implemented at FCS.
He spoke with us at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event held in Tampa, Florida, on August 10, 2023.
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