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| Best Practices Review This is the second in a two-part series summarizing the highlights of the Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule for calendar year 2011 and recent legislative updates, which together will help shape the structure of the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. |
| Best Practices Review This is the second in a two-part series summarizing the highlights of the Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule for calendar year 2011 and recent legislative updates, which together will help shape the structure of the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. |
| Helping People Live Healthier Lives |
| Part 2 of the CMS 2011 Proposed Rule and Stakeholder Comments This is the second in a two-part series summarizing the highlights of the Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule for calendar year 2011 and recent legislative updates, which together will help shape the structure of the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. |
| Patient Assistance Resources On September 16, 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau published, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009, reporting an increase in the number of people without health insurance to 50.7 million in 2009 from 46.3 million in 2008. In addition, the number of people covered by Medicaid is the highest since 1987 with 47.8 million people in 2009 up from 42.6 million in 2008. |
| Physician Compare Website * Measures collected under the PQRS * An assessment of patient health outcomes and functional status * An assessment of the continuity and coordination of care and care transitions |
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| Safe Chemotherapy Administration Feedback needed on ASCO/ONS standards for Safe Chemotherapy Administration. |
Advocacy
| American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| American Society of Hematology |
| COA Patient Advocacy |
| National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship |
| Oncology Practice Insider ASCO's new e-Digest, Oncology Practice Insider, is an interactive bi-weekly communication specifically devoted to oncology practice management issues and for practice management professionals. |
| Patient Advocate Foundation |
General Cancer Info
| American Academy of Medical Acupuncture |
| American Cancer Society |
| American Institute for Cancer Research |
| ASH Highlights of ASH® in Latin America 8th International Chicago Lymphoma Symposium |
| Association of Cancer Online Resources |
| Cancer 411 |
| Cancer Care, Inc. |
| Cancer Hope Network |
| Cancer Links.org |
| Cancer News on the Net |
| Cancer Planning Resource |
| Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation |
| Cancer Treatments |
| Cancer.gov |
| Corporate Angel Network |
| Geriatric Oncology Consortium |
| International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care |
| Lance Armstrong Foundation |
| Latest Oncology News Oplinc is a national organization that was founded with the purpose of developing a collaborative environment within the oncology community. Oplinc is dedicated to preserving patients’ access to cancer services through the facilitation of education, communication and networking between physicians, pharmaceutical manufacturers and payers involved in the delivery of quality cancer care. |
| Look Good ... Feel Better |
| Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board |
| Mesothelioma |
| MUE Denials alert - Medicare drug denials Practices nationwide are experiencing Medicare denials on several drugs based on the CMS Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs). The MUEs are edits developed by CMS to reduce the paid claims error rate for Part B claims. An MUE for a HCPCS/CPT code is the maximum units of service that a provider would report under most circumstances for a single beneficiary on a single date of service. |
| National Cancer Institute |
| National Coalition for Complementary and Alternative Treatments |
| National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| National Patient Air Transportation Helpline |
| Oplinc Fast Facts New specialty code for advanced diagnostic imaging |
| Patient Access Network Foundation |
| Patient Navigation in Cancer Care Our intent is to provide an overview of the concept of Patient Navigation and links to resources and valuable information that will aid the efforts of anyone participating in navigation programs. This site offers insights into the work of people like you who are committed to improving patients' experiences in the health care system. |
| People Living with Cancer |
| Plain and Simple Truths About Cancer Risks |
| Project Woman Coalition |
| Support for Cancer Patients and Their Families |
| Teens.Talk.Cancer.Online |
| The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults |
| The Wellness Community |
| United Seniors Health Cooperative |
| Vital Options International |
| Volume 6 Issue 1: Components of The 2011 Medicare Payment We have been receiving a lot of questions about 2011 Medicare reimbursement rates, in particular practices want to know why, after Congress passed legislation to stop the scheduled 2011 sustainable growth rate (SGR) cuts and maintain physician payment rates at the 2010 level, their 2011 Medicare payments differ from the 2010 payments. |
| Young Survivor Coalition |
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| American Medical Association |
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| Oncology Nursing Society |
Oncology Societies
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