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    Hospital Care Comes Home
    June 02, 2022
    Before the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with cancer received care in three settings: hospital inpatient, hospital emergency room, and the outpatient clinic. But just as the pandemic overturned deep-rooted barriers to telehealth uptake, it also brought renewed attention to the hospital-at-home model.
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    Leading Through Trust
    By Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
    May 31, 2022
    The last time I wrote for ACCCBuzz, I shared that I would try to find nuggets of wisdom that were inspiring me in my work and day-to-day life in hope of inspiring you. One topic that keeps coming to my mind: building trust among our teams and colleagues.
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    Speaker Reflections: Attending ACCC’s Oncology Reimbursement Meetings
    By Wendi Waugh, RT(R)(T), CMD, CTR
    May 27, 2022
    ACCC Board Member Wendi Waugh tells ACCCBuzz about her experience speaking at and attending the in-person Oncology Reimbursement Meetings this spring, covering topics from financial advocacy in oncology to formulary management and networking with colleagues to address workforce concerns at your cancer center.
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    Achieving Health Equity in Bladder Cancer Care
    May 26, 2022
    In recognition of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, ACCC would like to stress the importance of reducing existing disparities in bladder cancer care.
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    Study Highlights Need for Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Reform
    By Matt Devino, MPH
    May 24, 2022
    ACCC is supporting the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, which would require Medicare Advantage plans to standardize and streamline prior authorization processes and increase the transparency of their requirements to prevent unnecessary denials and delays in patient care.
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    Combatting the Great Resignation: Strategies for Healthcare Organizations
    May 19, 2022
    ACCC recently partnered with Hallmark Health Care Solutions to host a live broadcast, where expert panelists discussed barriers and effective practices to ensure the recruitment and retainment of a quality workforce.
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    ACCC Celebrates Oncology Nursing Month
    May 17, 2022
    May celebrates Oncology Nursing Month, and ACCC recognizes the integral role oncology nurses play in cancer care delivery.
  • ACCC Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Improving Clinical Trial Diversity
    May 11, 2022
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    NOLA + Pathways Partnership: Meeting Patients’ Needs Locally
    May 11, 2022
    The final post in a three-blog series, ACCCBuzz spoke to Megan Morava, PA-C, and Alexandra Greenawalt who share how one independent oncology practice and local community center are taking action to improve equitable cancer care delivery at the local level.
  • ACCC Joins 400+ Organizations in Support of MCED Legislation
    May 05, 2022
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    The Promise of MRD Testing in Hematologic Malignancies
    May 05, 2022
    Testing for measurable residual disease can shape treatment choices and patient management to achieve better outcomes, and the need persists for members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team to better understand the purpose, use, and significance of this testing in all cancer treatment settings.
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    Optimizing Cancer Care Delivery in 2022, Part 2
    May 03, 2022
    Technology has a key role to play in the future of cancer care delivery. Read how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help cancer programs and practices stay financially viable, while offering high-quality care.
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    Local Action Improves Access to Key Oncology Services
    April 28, 2022
    The second post in a three-blog series, ACCCBuzz shares how Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates' NOLA initiative is addressing access to care, clinical trials, biomarker testing, and more.
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    Optimizing Cancer Care Delivery in 2022, Part 1
    April 26, 2022
    This blog is the first in a two-part series on value-based care transformation, focusing on new site of care settings like patients' homes.
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    Act Locally: No One Is Left Alone
    April 20, 2022
    Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associate's No One Left Alone (or NOLA) initiative is a multi-phase pilot program aimed at lessening disparities in cancer care in three key areas: care access, biomarker testing, and clinical trials.
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    ACCC Recognizes National Minority Health Month
    April 12, 2022
    ACCC—which has made mitigating disparities in cancer care a core component of its mission—recognizes the importance of National Minority Health Month and National Minority Cancer Awareness Week this April.
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    Leading With My Heart
    By Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
    April 07, 2022
    This is the first post in an ACCCBuzz series on effective leadership practices in cancer care, written by Dr. Barbara Schmidtman.
  • ACCC Asks Congress to Increase Funding for Lung Cancer Research Program
    April 01, 2022
    The letter asks Congress to increase funding for this program from $20 to $60 million to approximate the level of support necessary to fund high-quality research applications and to ensure that funding is commensurate with the impact of deaths attributable to lung cancer among Veterans Health Administration patients.
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    ACCC Recognizes National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
    March 30, 2022
    The US has seen a steady decline in the overall incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) during the past several decades. In 1975, 60 people per 100,000 were diagnosed with colorectal cancer; by 2018, that number had fallen to 34. But overall trends in CRC incidence and outcomes often differ among racial groups and geographic locations. Black Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with CRC than White Americans and more likely to die from it. CRC mortality rates in American Indian and Alaska Native populations have stubbornly stayed put.
  • ACCC Submits Comments for Senate Finance Hearing on Prescription Drug Prices
    March 29, 2022
    In response to a Senate Finance Committee Hearing entitled "Prescription Drug Price Inflation: An Urgent Need to Lower Drug Prices in Medicare", ACCC submitted a statement for the record highlighting concerns with proposed drug pricing legislation.

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