As the US transitions from volume-to value-based cancer care, many cancer centers and
community groups have joined to share resources to deliver measurable, high-quality …

Background The cancer incidence and mortality have increased both due to aging and
population growth. There is an imbalance between this increasing incidence, the costs and …

PURPOSE: Did the creation of an urgent care clinic specifically for patients with cancer affect
emergency department visits among adults newly diagnosed with cancer? PATIENTS AND …

Purpose To compare costs and relative cost savings from reductions in unscheduled health
services use for two 8-week psychosocial interventions (telephone interpersonal counseling …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This study seeks to identify service categories that present the
greatest opportunities to reduce spending in oncology care episodes, as defined by the …

BACKGROUND: The US health care system's transition to a value-based reimbursement
model holds important implications for medical innovation, care delivery, and value-based …

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2020 there were w1. 8 million new cancer
cases and w600, 000 cancer deaths, making cancer the second leading cause of death in …

Background: Waiting for a long time to make payments in outpatient wards and long queues
of insured patients at the checkout window are common in many hospitals across China. To …

PURPOSE: Efforts to curb the rising costs of cancer care while improving quality include
alternative payment models (APMs), which offer incentives to reduce avoidable spending …

Purpose: Performance-based payments to oncology providers participating in the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oncology Care Model (OCM) are based, in part, on …