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IMPROVING CARE COORDINATION FOR LUNG CANCER PATIENTS

The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), building upon the National Cancer Institute’s Multidisciplinary Care Assessment Tool, created a model framework (Improving Care Coordination Model) for cancer care providers to use in improving care coordination for lung cancer patients covered by Medicaid.

The Model is a framework that includes 12 assessment areas with 5 levels. Within each level are service-asset criteria, with Level 1 representing the most basic provision of care and Level 5 representing the optimal best practice for care coordination. The Model is intended to help cancer programs improve to any achievable target level within a selected assessment area.

The Model is intended to be used by a multidisciplinary team that cares for cancer patients, including oncologists, hematologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers, financial advocates, and administrators. The Model supports an objective assessment on how cancer care is provided at an institutional level. It serves as a scaffolding to build quality improvement initiatives focused on care coordination for all patients.

Read more about the model below.

This project is supported by Regeneron.

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Overview

Guided by an interdisciplinary Advisory Committee, led by physician champion co-principal investigators, and a Technical Expert Panel, ACCC developed the Model in three phases:

Phase One—Research and Beta Model Development
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Phase Two—Testing the Beta Model
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Phase Three—Data Analysis and Outcomes
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Support provided by Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and Regeneron

Featured Resources

Improving Care Coordination: A Model for Lung Cancer

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News & Media

A critical component of reducing cancer mortality lies in achieving equity in care

STAT

Oct 19th 2021

Lung Cancer Care Quality Improvement Model Released by ACCC

Targeted Oncology

Aug 21st 2020

Association of Community Cancer Centers Releases Lung Cancer Care Quality Improvement Model

Aug 13th 2020

Randall A. Oyer, MD, ACCC President, on the need to address disparities in health and the role of the ACCC Optimal Care Coordination Model project

OBR

Jun 8th 2018

From the ACCCBuzz Blog

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Improving Care Coordination for Patients with Lung Cancer: The Basics

Nov 16th 2023

ACCC's Improving Care Coordination Model can lead to improved care and treatment outcomes for patients with lung cancer.

2020 ACCC Innovator Awards: Hospital Event Platform Better Monitors Patient Care

Jul 30th 2020

Eating the Elephant

Jul 6th 2020

From Oncology Issues

An Optimal Care Coordination Model for Medicaid Patients with Lung Cancer: Rationale, Development, and Design

Randall A. Oyer, MD, et al.

The OCCM was designed to be a usable framework that offers lung cancer programs, regardless of setting, size, and resource level, and the flexibility to conduct continuous assessments of care coordination practices and measure strengths and opportunities in the pursuit of optimal patient outcomes.

An Optimal Care Coordination Model for Medicaid Patients with Lung Cancer: Results from Beta Model Testing

Matthew P. Smeltzer, PhD, MSTAT, et al.

In 2016, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) initiated a three-year multiphase project to develop an Optimal Care Coordination Model (OCCM) for Medicaid patients with lung cancer that would help assess and strengthen care delivery systems by facilitating and expanding access to multidisciplinary coordinated care.

An Optimal Care Coordination Model for Medicaid Patients with Lung Cancer: Finalization of the Model and Implications for Clinical Practice in the United States

Randall A. Oyer, MD, et al.

In this article, the authors discuss revisions to the Optimal Care Coordination Model following beta testing to develop the final version, rationale for significant revisions, and nationwide dissemination of the Model.

Abstracts and Presentations

Improving Care Coordination to Address Healthcare Inequities in Lung Cancer

Nov 12th 2024

Presented at the IASCL 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

[Abstract #105] An Optimal Care Coordination Model (OCCM) for Medicaid Patients With Lung Cancer: Results From the Beta Model Testing Phase of a Multisite Initiative in the US

Oct 9th 2020

Presented at the 2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium.

[Abstract #104] An Optimal Care Coordination Model (OCCM) for Medicaid Patients With Lung Cancer: Finalization of the Model and Implications for Clinical Practice in the US

Oct 9th 2020

Presented at the 2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium.

[Abstract e14010] An Optimal Care Coordination Model for Medicaid Patients with Lung Cancer: Lessons Learned from the Beta Testing Phase of a Multisite Initiative

May 29th 2020

Presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

[Abstract] Establishing a Multi-Location Quality Improvement Initiative

Jan 24th 2019

Presented at the 2019 Alliance Annual Conference in National Harbor, MD.

[Abstract #273] Creating an Optimal Care Coordination Model For Lung Cancer Patients on Medicaid

Sep 28th 2018

Presented at 2018 ASCO Quality Care Symposium in Phoenix, AZ

More Improving Care Coordination For Lung Cancer Patients Abstracts & Presentations

What They’re Saying

The care coordination tool [the Model] really helped us formally evaluate our program. We knew that patients diagnosed with lung cancer were getting lost in our system. We had a lot of late-stage lung cancer patients, and we needed to improve our case planning so we could identify those patients sooner.

— Sherri Costa, MS, RN, AOCNS, Manager of Cancer Support Services & Quality Improvement Coordinator, Ascension Wheaton Memorial Medical Center