High Reliability Organizations (HROs) Practical Considerations in Formation and Development for Healthcare May 20, 2016 Wes Chapman Aircraft Carrier Flight Decks – A Classic HRO Environment High Reliability Organizations (HROs) are high-risk workplace environments, designed for and achieving safe and effective operations. HROs avoid catastrophic [...]
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The Oncology Care Model (OCM) Financing & Operational Requirements of Super Groups Making Value Based Care Work for Community Oncology Wes Chapman April 28, 2016 OCM – Opportunity & Risk The OCM program, now well on its way to becoming a reality, is based on a [...]
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Making Sense of Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) A Common Sense Guide for Oncology Practices in the OCM Getting the Right Information – Avoiding the Pitfalls December 8, 2015 Wes Chapman This is the first in a series of articles dealing with the information requirements that [...]
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The Oncology Care Model (OCM) A Risk Arbitrage Analysis September 7, 2015 Wes Chapman The OCM – What is it? The OCM is a CMS (CMMI) value based care payment program of nationwide scope, targeted at 100 practices and 1,500 Medical Oncologists. The program pays [...]
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The OCM; Hospitals & Physician Practices: Economic Control & Incentives Is the Shoe on the Other Foot? Ten Strategies for Hospitals August 1, 2015 Wes Chapman Introduction - The long-suffering physician practice vs. the dominant hospital Medical oncology has long held a unique position in CMS based [...]
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