Wes Chapman's Blog

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Medicare’s New Oncology Care Model (OCM) Strategic Opportunities and Imperatives Wes Chapman June 3, 2015   Introduction On February 12th of 2015, Medicare (CMS) introduced a new integrated payment and quality model for oncology care in the US for Medicare beneficiaries, the oncology care model [...]