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 [...]
Read moreA Risk Arbitrage Model for the Oncology Care Model (OCM)
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 [...]
Read moreThe OCM: Ten Strategies for Hospitals
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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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 [...]
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Building the Oncology Medical Home Trainings and Certifications February 21, 2015 Wes Chapman, Aaron Lyss, Gina Todisco, Carolyn Craig Building a Medical Home: It takes a trained team Our team set out just over a year ago to build a prototype patient centered medical home [...]
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