| ANCO conducted and reported on An Economic Assessment of ANCO Member Practices at the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010. Among the findings of the Assessment were:
• Practices must increase the effectiveness of their financial gatekeeping procedures, including patient financial counseling, how to access and follow coverage policies, remittance analysis, and how to collect payer and patient balances.
• Practices must continually evaluate their costs of doing business, especially drug administration, and reduce costs where possible.
• Physicians must use E/M and practices must use other CPT codes accurately.
• Practices must participate in revenue incentive programs and pay for performance programs.
The ANCO/MOASC Business of Oncology 2010 and Beyond webcasts address each of these recommendations as follows:
Download Patient Financial Counseling, Risë Cleland, Oplinc
ASCO's (cancer.net) Managing the Cost of Cancer Care (for cancer patients).
Download Reducing FInancial and Reimbursement Risk for Chemotherapy and Administration Services, Patricia Falconer, President, Health Options
Download Oncology Coding for Experts & Wannabes, Roberta Buell, OnPoint Oncology
Download Meaningful Use: No Cash for Clunkers, Elaine Towle, Oncology Metrics, a division of Altos Solutions
Download How CalHIPSO Can Assist Your Practice with EHR Implementation and Achieving Meaningful Use, Reena Samantaray, Director of Outreach and Education, CalHIPSO
Download Oncology Management Trends--Who, How, What and What to Ask
Download Choices for Payer Provider Partnerships, Dawn Holcombe, President, DGH Consulting
Support for these webcasts was provided by Abraxis BioScience and Cephalon Oncology.
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