ACCC publishes white paper on integrated health care systems

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THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS published a white paper, titled “What Will It Take? Five Essential Actions to Achieve a Positive Impact on Patient Care in the Integrated Healthcare Environment,” at its 32nd National Oncology Conference, addressing patient care in a changing provider setting.

The five actions described in the white paper are: aligning stakeholders and requiring accountability; defining quality in a value-based reimbursement system and providing access to quality care; using non-traditional delivery systems such as telehealth and primary care physicians and non-physician providers to deliver cancer care; integrating the use of big data to drive treatment decisions; and moving to patientdirected care in which the patient is at the center of all decisions and systemic change.

“Increased integration will impact all aspects of an organization’s cancer care delivery — cultural, operational, clinical and financial,” said ACCC President Steven D’Amato. “Our focus in this newly integrated environment is to provide education for hospital systems and physician practices on how to offer the best collaborative oncology care in a seamless way for patients.”

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