Wes Chapman's Blog

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 [...]

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 [...]