Gilbert Welch, a top health care policy scholar in the U.S., has stepped down from his position at Dartmouth College following an investigation into plagiarism allegations, STAT reports. Dartmouth, according to the report, conducted an internal investigation into the claims that Welch plagiarized […]
Study: Payers Could Save by Cutting Unwarranted Components of Cancer Care
A recent white paper sponsored by NantHealth looks at a recent study which suggests unwarranted components of cancer care racked up an average $25,579 per patient. The multi-year study was conducted in association with researchers from Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania and […]
Neuss: Progress Being Made in Higher-Value Cancer Care
Dr. Michael Neuss with the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center said during the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's annual meeting in Florida that some progress had been made toward creating more value in cancer care delivery, according to a Journal of Clinical Pathways report. Despite that […]
Study: Physicians Don’t Always See Financial Burden of Cancer
A recent study published in the journal Cancer found health care providers are failing to address the "financial devastation" that often comes with cancer care, according to a Reuters report. "We are seeing in our survey data, especially among vulnerable populations such as ethnic and racial […]
Are Biosimilars the Key to Boosting Access, Controlling Prices in Oncology?
Cost-saving agents like biosimilars, compounded with more cost-efficient drug development strategies, could be the key to developing a more sustainable field of oncology, NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center Associate Professor Yelena Novik says. Novik tells OncLive that the issue is a "complex" […]
ICER Releases Draft Evidence Report on Antiandrogen Therapies
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review announced a Draft Evidence Report focused on the comparative clinical effectiveness of three antiandrogen therapies for prostate cancer. The report analyzes abiraterone acetate, apalutamide and enzalutamide, as well as the value of enzalutamide and […]
AMCP Learn Offers Best of Annual 2018 Nexus Meeting
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is offering ten top-rated sessions of its 2018 Nexus meeting on AMCP Learn. The offering is available until April 25, 2021, according to AMCP's website. AMCP is offering in the set home study activities, including:AMCP Headline Session: 2017–2018 […]
Oncology Sees More Treatments, Higher Costs
IQVIA's recent Global Oncology Trends: Innovation, Expansion and Disruption report found the oncology sector has seen both an surge in innovative therapies alongside rising prices, MMIT reports. According to IQVIA's report, 17 cancer therapies were launched in 2017. Since 2012, 78 new cancer […]
Health System’s Administrator Talks Hiring Process for Nurse Managers
Montefiore Medical Center Administrative Nurse Manager Annmarie Flannery recently spoke with Managed Healthcare Executive (MHE) about the hiring process for nurse navigators in the Bronx, New York, health system. Flannery, who helped mold the oncology care model at Montefiore, according to MHE, […]
Spending on Public Health Remains Low Despite ROI
Public health interventions have contributed to increased life expectancy and cut costs associated with disease, however public health spending remains significantly less than on medical care. According to a recent article on The Upshot, public health initiatives such as vaccines, […]
