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With the enormous pressures of COVID-19, the ever-increasing complexity of oncology care, and the persistent social factors that lead to medical injustice, it is difficult to think about tackling even one more job. Yet, we must, we can, and we do. Today I want to mention four specific areas that all cancer programs need to be watching, thinking about, and preparing for.
Since those early days so much has changed in our world. The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented challenges, both within the healthcare industry and the world at large. Though we have witnessed much unrest, we have already made it through some very difficult times with stories of great heroism and innovation, especially within the healthcare industry.
This is my last column as Editor-in-Chief of Oncology Issues, and it has been a privilege to serve in this inaugural role.
Oncology has always faced challenges, and cancer care teams are ever ready to change course and do what needs to be done to care for our patients and their families. But we do not have to do this alone. ACCC stands ready to assist.
F I N A N C I A L A D V O C AC Y N E T W O R K ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS Advocating Amid a Crisis The expanding role of financial advocates in the age of COVID-19 As consumers are expected to assume an increasing percentage of their healthcare costs, and as co-pays, coinsurance, and deduct- ibles continue to rise, demand for the services of financial advocates is outpacing …
What can those experiencing cancer and its overwhelming unpredictability teach us about dealing with COVID-19?
COVID-19 has brought an unexpected, unwelcome, and unwanted disruption to oncology care, as it has to every other facet of life. ACCC has met this unprecedented pandemic, however, with its characteristic “how to” approach.
As you know, Seattle has been in the thick of the COVID-19 outbreak since late February, and we stood up our Incident Command System then. The situation here got very difficult, very quickly. Some of the many challenges my hospital and health- care system faced included limited personal protective equipment, intensive care units rapidly reaching capacity, and postponing or delaying …
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