Oncology Care Model

The healthcare industry has been undergoing significant changes, especially in the field of oncology. One of the most talked-about initiatives is the Oncology Care Model (OCM). This model aims to revolutionize the way cancer care is delivered and managed. In this article, we will provide important insights into the Oncology Care Model and help you […]

The Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) initiative from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve care quality, reduce costs, and provide better outcomes for cancer patients receiving treatment. This 5-year voluntary oncology care model will begin on July 1, 2023, and will improve quality, access, and value across the oncology care continuum. OCM […]

Inequalities in cancer care are linked to Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and healthcareorganizations must resolve to not only talk about the issue, but to also take actions to eliminate the barriers caused by health-related social needs. Guideway Care reports compelling results of its approach to successfully address the objectives of the Enhancing Oncology Model […]

We are excited to announce the results of our approach to successfully address the objectives of the Enhancing Oncology model (EOM), a five-year voluntary model announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services! Our program addresses SDoH and solves health equity by guiding & informing patient activation and capturing & communicating relevant data back […]

Oncology care is changing. The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is a new reimbursement model from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that shifts the focus of cancer care from volume to value. Under this model, oncologists will be reimbursed based on the quality of care they provide rather than the number of patients […]

CMS recently announced the Radiation Oncology Model (RO Model or RO-APM), a mandatory, episode-based payment model for radiotherapy (RT) services. CMS states that the goals of the model are to “improve the quality of care for cancer patients receiving radiotherapy…and move toward a simplified and predictable payment system.” The new radiation oncology alternative payment model […]

OCM 2.0 is a proposed alternative to the current Oncology Care Model (OCM) program, and was created by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) in June 2019. COA submitted OCM 2.0 to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), an advisory committee that evaluates physician-focused payment models for the Secretary of Health and Human Services […]

The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is an episode-based payment model designed to provide high quality, highly coordinated oncology care at low cost. In order to assess and verify clinical outcomes, patient outcomes, and coordination of care, as well as ensure continued quality of care, CMS measures OCM participants’ performance using quality measures from four of […]

A Monthly Enhanced Oncology Services (MEOS) payment is part of the two-part payment system specific to the Oncology Care Model (OCM). Under OCM, participating Medicare-enrolled physician groups continue to receive regular fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare payments, but also receive a MEOS payment of $160 per-beneficiary for delivery of “enhanced services,” as well as a retrospective performance-based […]

The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is an episode-based payment model developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI) in order to improve the quality of care cancer patients receive at the same or lower cost. According to the National Cancer Institute, “In 2018, an estimated 1,735,350 new cases of cancer [were] […]

In remarks to the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, HHS Secretary Alex Azar confirmed that new mandatory bundled payment models are coming. During his tenure as Secretary of HHS, Azar has consistently signaled that new, required episode-based payment models are coming, and elaborated on those plans in yesterday’s remarks, saying, “We need results, American patients need change, and […]

Requiring APMs Necessary to Test Efficacy and Spur Reform, Azar Says There are continuing indications that mandatory alternative payment models (APMS), including mandatory bundled payments, are coming. During remarks to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) on September 6, 2018, Alex Azar, secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stated, […]