Wes Chapman's Blog

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 [...]

Making Medical Oncology Pathways Work for Patients, Providers and Payers Using the PSO Structure to Benefit all Parties Finding the Unicorn – Making Order from Chaos Wes Chapman & Aaron Lyss December 6, 2014 In our September blog regarding medical oncology pathways, we examined what [...]

On the Escape of Tigers & Other Public Health Hazards Considering the Ebola Outbreak in Haddon’s Matrix and Reason’s Swiss Cheese Model   October 16, 2014 Wes Chapman Preface: In 1970, Dr. William Haddon wrote a brilliant editorial that changed forever how we evaluate accidents [...]