Comprehensive Cancer Care Services

ACCC offers comprehensive cancer care resources that elevate the delivery of multidisciplinary treatment throughout all stages of the cancer care journey. Cancer care services that address the full spectrum of a patient’s needs—physical, nutritional, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, and financial—have been found to greatly improve survivor’s quality of life and outcomes.

Empowering and providing support to family and caregivers can help relieve the stress and anxiety of a cancer diagnosis, which improves the physical and mental health of both patients and caregivers. Patient navigators can positively impact a patient’s overall treatment experience by making it more efficient, coordinated, and individually focused. And whether patients are recently diagnosed or have been undergoing cancer treatment for some time, those who create a comprehensive cancer care plan, are educated about their healthcare needs, and are involved in treatment decision-making have better outcomes.

Comprehensive Cancer Care Services Matrix

Realizing the compelling need to better understand the current capacity and barriers to delivery of essential comprehensive cancer care services in community-based oncology programs, the Board of Trustees of the Association of Community Cancer Centers called for and supporting a survey of invited or representative membership. Survey findings will be used to provide baseline information to guide policy, advocacy, educational initiatives, and inform value-based payment reform discussions.

Read this message from ACCC President 2019-2020 Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, BCOP: A Prescription for Sustainable Cancer Care Delivery.

In 2019 ACCC launched a national Comprehensive Cancer Care Services Survey, outcomes of which were used to develop this tiered matrix of recommendations that cancer practices and programs of varying sizes and resource levels can use to benchmark and advocate for service line growth. Provision of these key services can elevate patient care and the patient experience; reduce healthcare costs; improve care coordination; and help differentiate your cancer program in your marketplace. Now we would like to gather member feedback on these recommendations. Download the matrix, share it with your team, and submit feedback on these recommendations to matrix@accc-cancer.org.

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