I’m fairly certain that CMMI here does not refer to “Capability Maturity Model Integration”! 😂 #oncology #vbc https://lnkd.in/e9tshhqs
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Fascinating, well researched, and worrisome summary here on pending California legislation from Christina Farr. Though there have been abuses in the application of the Friendly PC model, it's a critical mechanism that enables innovation in healthcare delivery. California's approach is too aggressive and far-reaching. If passed, it will reduce access to care for vulnerable patients. #digitalhealth https://lnkd.in/eff3S9jx
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I'm extremely proud of the work our OncoHealth Iris team is doing to help patients like Latonya!
At HealthPartners, we're always looking for new tools to simplify health care. Iris is one those tools. It's a digital health service available to many of our HealthPartners members. It offers 24/7 access to a team of oncology nurses who provide expert, personalized advice on managing side effects, questions for the doctor and assistance with treatment navigation. HealthPartners member Latonya Smith used Iris when she was struggling with side effects from radiation therapy. Her cancer clinic was closed, but she needed some guidance. “It was good to get reassurance until I could get back into clinic to see my oncologist,” Latonya said. “My nurse has helped me through complications from chemo and radiation therapy, explained what surgery would look like and gave me tips to make it easier – things you don’t even think of, like rearranging items around the house to make life a little easier after surgery.” She also had access to a nutritionist and therapist through Iris, both offering oncology-specific recommendations in line with her clinic care teams. Iris also provides a wide range of resources such as articles and on-demand webinars. Iris is helping members on their journey toward wellness.
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This is an important study! Headline: Increased rates of anticancer therapy in the last 14 days of life do not correlate with prolonged survival. This paper adds to the growing body of evidence that suggests continuing #chemotherapy in seriously ill patients often does more harm than good. Kudos to Rebecca Miksad, MD, MMS, MPH and colleagues on a valuable contribution. #cancer #palliativecare https://lnkd.in/e3Ec_2fb
Systemic Anticancer Therapy and Overall Survival in Patients With Very Advanced Solid Tumors
jamanetwork.com
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This is an extremely exciting advance! The images are beautiful. #radiology #MRI https://lnkd.in/eeX2MF5P
Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging at 0.05 Tesla
science.org
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If any observation proves that #healthcare isn't a functional market, it's this one! Commercial insurance plans pay roughly 2.5x as much as #Medicare for care that physicians consider identical.
RAND 5.0. "Commercial insurance prices for administered drugs received in a hospital setting averaged 278 percent of average sales price (ASP) compared with 106 percent of ASP paid by Medicare for administered drugs." Site of care policies won't go away with this imbalance in place. #marketaccess https://lnkd.in/gPGsiT3C
Private Health Plans Paid Hospitals 254 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay
rand.org
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Anyone interested in #quality of #cancer care should read Michael Kolodziej’s latest substack. Michael succinctly summarizes the history of quality efforts to present day. I agree with his conclusion that high quality cancer care remains very difficult to define. If nothing else, advances in AI should make quality measurement and reporting much less burdensome…..though solutions to questions of risk adjustment and which metrics are most important require thoughtful multi-stakeholder engagement. https://lnkd.in/eaVPcaih
Decoding Health Care
michaelkolodziej.substack.com
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Health insurance coverage is critically important, but it certainly does not insure against serious, long-term financial debt for people with #cancer and their families. #financialtoxicity #survivorship https://lnkd.in/ej_aJ6cA
Survivor Views: Majority of Cancer Patients & Survivors Have or Expect to Have Medical Debt
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