On March 31st FLASCO Hosted the 2017 Business of Oncology. This year’s theme was Disruption as the Driver for Innovation and Change. Attendees gained cutting-edge perspectives on how DISRUPTIONS in healthcare policy will affect their oncology practice and the care of patients. The speakers and moderators examined how VALUE is defined at the patient, provider, payer, industry, and national levels; and gave guidance to better understand how ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS, and MERIT-BASED INCENTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS affect the patient, payer, community oncology practices, cancer centers, hospitals and industry. The panels wrapped up with an AFFORDABILITY DEBATE arguing the sustainability and outlook of healthcare rationing.
Welcome and Key Note Speaker
Harold Miller – Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform
Alternative Payment Models
Bhuvana Sagar, MD – Cigna
Lee Newcomer, MD, MHA – UnitedHealthcare
Williams Harwin, MD – Flroida Cancer Specialists
Stephen Grubbs, MD – ASCO
Gail Erentreich – Cancer Care Centers of Brevard
Karen Fields, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center *Slides Available upon request
Merit –Based Incentive Payment System
Sybil Green, JD, RPh, MHA – ASCO
Maggie Wiegandt, MBA – Memorial Healthcare System
Robert Green, MD – Flatiron Health
Eric Harris, MD – Florida Cancer Specialists
Value
Robert Carlson, MD – NCCN
Brian Gill – Celgene
Bobbi De Cordova-Hanks – Cancer Warrior & Founder of Bosom Buddies
Bhuvana Sagar, MD – Cigna
Karen van Caulil, PhD – Florida Health Care Coalition
John Robinson, CEBS – RobinsonBush, Inc.
Steven Fein, MD – Miami Cancer Institute
Guy Hechmati, MD, MSc – Amgen
Affordability Debate
Allen Lichter, MD
Steve Noga, MD – Takeda Oncology
Craig Deligdish, MD – OMNI Healthcare
Peter Ellis, MD – UPMC Cancer Center
Karen Fields, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center
Debra Patt, MD, MPH, MBA – Texas Oncology
Michael Kolodziej, MD – Flatiron Health
Guy Hechmati, MD, MSc
Florida Medicare Update
Juan Schaening, MD – First Coast Service Options
Florida Medicaid Update
Ivonne Perez – Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration
The Florida Society of Clinical Oncology hosted a two day meeting designed for medical oncologists, hematologists, radiation oncologists, oncology nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physician assistants, residents and fellows that manage heath care for cancer patients. This conference provided an emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration among all professional health care teams with dynamic educational presentations that focus on specific driven topics addressing the current and future changes in the landscape of cancer care. The 2017 Spring meeting centered on the multi-disciplinary presentations and case studies in breast and colorectal cancers which included the collaboration of top clinicians, as well as up-to-date information on investigational drugs, future pathways in genomics, management of toxicities, support of care, and immunotherapy in current cancer care.
Presentations From FLASCO Spring Session
Scientific Discussion on Breast Cancer
Medical Oncology | Michel Velez, MD, Memorial Cancer Institute
Radiation Oncology | Julie Greenwalt, MD, Baptist Health-MD Anderson
Surgical Oncology | John Kiluk, MD, FACS, Moffitt Cancer Center
Case Study | Ana Sandoval, MD, Fellow, University of Miami/Sylvester Cancer Center
Scientific Discussion on Colorectal Cancer
Medical Oncology | Pashtoon M. Kasi, MD, Mayo Clinic Florida
Radiation Oncology | Brendan Prendergast, MD, Health First Cancer Institute
Case Study | Aaron C. Denson, MD, Fellow, University of South Florida/Moffitt Cancer Center
As part of the FLASCO Spring Session, the FLASCO Administrator Network hosted an Administrator Educational Track on Saturday April 1st. This conference provided an emphasis on the changing environment of managing an oncology practice with dynamic presentations. We have received phenomenal reviews from attendees. Use the links below to access the presenter’s slide decks
MACRA
Healthcare Advocacy and Policy
ASCO
QOPI and MIPS Reporting
Practice Integration & Support Administrator
ASCO
Oncology Care Model
Director of Strategic Practice Initiatives
Community Oncology Alliance
QRUR Reports
Director, Practice Operations
OHC—Oncology Hematology Care
