Quality

ASCO is applauding new Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations for establishing a “learning health system” in the United States, and calling upon other medical specialties to join in achieving this vision of high-quality, high-value medical care. ASCO's recently launched multi-phased rapid-learning initiative, CancerLinQ, aims to achieve the IOM’s core recommendations for the field of oncology.

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ASCO has issued a new evidence-based provisional clinical opinion (PCO) on the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer scre...

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In a recent hearing on Capitol Hill, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.), discussed permanent solutions to replace the broken Medicare physician payment model.

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ASCO is embarking on CancerLinQ, a multi-phase initiative that promises to change the way cancer is understood and treated.

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In a new Journal of Oncology Practice commentary, Lowell E. Schnipper, MD, Chair of ASCO’s Cost of Cancer Care Task Force, explains ASCO’s participation in the Choosing Wisely campaign and how the Top Five list in oncology provides a critical step forward in providing high quality cancer care. Dr. Schnipper describes the process by which the Society developed the Top Five list in oncology, and what it means for patients and society as a whole.

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The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee has solicited ASCO’s feedback and input on strategies to overhaul the Medicare reimbursement system. In a letter responding to the Committee’s request, ASCO underscores the need for a more rational, functional, and sustainable system of payment that incentivizes quality patient care.

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Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Jo Heck (R-Nev.) introduced legislation in the House that would permanently repeal Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate formula and replace it with a new system of payment models. The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act also provides immediate relief from cuts of over 30 percent to physician reimbursements, scheduled to take place January 1, 2013.

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ASCO and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services are requesting feedback from oncologists in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska on quality and ...

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