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Most members-only content is available on MyNetwork, an online community that allows members to share information and provides an on-going forum for discussion on important topics such as reimbursement issues, managing your cancer center or oncology practice, new technology purchase and implementation, and other professional concerns. ACCCExchange houses libraries of information and educational projects, as well as Position Descriptions.
ACCC members receive exclusive access to in-depth analyses of proposed and final Medicare rules, and new CMS initiatives. Find archived conference calls and analysis.
ACCC Analysis of Final 2012 HOPPS Rule and Physician Fee Schedule
ACCC Conference Call on Final 2012 Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Rule
Tax & Legal Issues in the Proposed Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Rule.
Nearly 100 ACCC members dialed in to hear about the potential legal and tax implications associated with the Accountable CareACCC Hosts Conference Call on Final 2012 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule and the Physician Fee Schedule.
- Read the complete analysis.
- Read the analysis of the 2012 Propsed HOPPS Rule. (PDF)
Read the analysis of the 2012 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule. (PDF)
CMS Releases Final 2011 HOPPS Rule and Payment Rates. Read ACCC's detailed summary and analysis.
On November 2, the final 2011 Medicare rule, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and CY 2011 Payment Rates, was released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The new rule sets payment for the acquisition and pharmacy overhead costs of separately payable drugs and biologicals without pass-through status at average sales price (ASP) +5 percent (105 percent of the manufacturers’ average sales prices).
CMS releases Final 2011 Physician Fee Schedule. Read ACCC's detailed summary and analysis.
On November 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2011 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule rule.
View a slide show about healthcare reform and its potential effects on cancer care delivery (PDF, 61 slides) of major provisions of the new law, or
Listen to a conference call (MP3, 1.1 MB) about the topic.
Download archived conference calls:
- Overview of New Healthcare Reform Rules
April 13, 2010 (MP3, 12.3 MB) - 2011 CMS Proposed Rules
July 21, 2010 (MP3, 14 MB)
Only ACCC members have access to final reports from ACCC's educational programs as well as the Oncology Issues archives, which includes years of articles on innovative strategies, model programs, and state-of-the-art practices and technologies. Also find surveys open only to ACCC members.
Read final reports from ACCC Educational Projects:
- Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Community Cancer Centers
In March 2010 the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) proposed a unique needs assessment to address the use of CPGs in the community oncology setting. ACCC appointed an expert advisory panel to help guide this project in collaboration with Avalere Health, a leading healthcare consulting company. We identified 50 programs that use CPGs and developed a survey that a medical oncologist, oncology nurse, and oncology pharmacist at each program were asked to take. Survey results were tabulated and analyzed, with the intent to find solutions to inconsistencies in CPG usage and understand differences within institutions and across disciplines. - Transitions Between Care Settings
This landmark report examines the issue of care transition between the hospital cancer program and physician group practices. Within the report, ACCC examines three key areas: 1) the adequacy and completeness of the medical record, 2) the continuity of drug therapy (medication reconciliation), and 3) the communication among providers, such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and social workers—both internally (within their own programs) and externally (between the two care settings).
Read January/February 2012 Oncology Issues.
Browse the archives of Oncology Issues.
Topics of Interest:
Reimbursement and Patient Assistant Programs: A Guide for Community Cancer Centers. Link directly to patient assistance programs and the forms necessary to enroll your patients today!
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