Converting an Academic Medical Center to NIAHO/ISO 9001 Dr. Glen Crotty, Vicky Grate & Wes Chapman September 29th, 2014 This is the first in a series looking at the motivations, methods and outcomes from our efforts at Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) to [...]
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Payers, Pathways & Unicorns How Payers are Getting Pathways all wrong in Medical Oncology Dr. Jeff Patton, Wes Chapman, Aaron Lyss September 21, 2014 Unicorns: everyone knows what they look like, but nobody has ever seen one We are in the middle of building [...]
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System Requirements for Value Based Oncology Care Steep Turns - A Lean Approach September 7, 2014 David Scrugham, Wes Chapman, Aaron Lyss & Gina McKinney Preface: In “THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF ONCOLOGY ACO’S – INVERTED INCENTIVES & INVERTED IT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS” we [...]
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Risk Reduction Using Corrective/Preventive Actions in ISO 9001 A Common Sense Guide for Hospitals Using NIAHO/ISO 9001 A Measurement Strategy Wes Chapman June 22, 2014 Risk Reduction via the CAPA System This is the third in a series of quick lessons in the [...]
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The Concept of Value in Oncology Care An Historical Perspective June 15, 2014 Wes Chapman Preface: This article examines what is meant when payers and regulators talk about “value” in clinical care delivery, and how it applies specifically to oncology. Introduction We’ve all struggled with [...]
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