January Newsletter: Getting COVID Vaccines to Community Oncologists, Preventing Cancer, and More
COA Requests Approval for Community Oncology Practices to Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations
Practices Uniquely Positioned to Contribute to Vaccination Effort
Earlier this month, COA sent a letter to all 50 U.S. governors urging them to give independent, community oncology practices priority approval to administer COVID-19 vaccinations. Local oncology practices have the infrastructure and technology to deliver the vaccine safely, are already seeing patients to deliver cancer care, and can help states achieve the goal of herd immunity at a faster pace.
Many patients with cancer are immunocompromised due to the nature of their disease or the treatment they are receiving. To protect these patients from COVID-19, it is imperative that states add community oncologists, who are already treating many of the vaccine target populations, to the vaccine distribution system.
Register for the 2021 Community Oncology Conference
All the Information You Need to Make a Difference
2021 brings a whole host of new challenges with it, and you shouldn’t face those challenges alone. Get all of the new knowledge and tech you need to beat this year at the 2021 Community Oncology Conference!
The brightest minds in the industry are coming together virtually on April 8-9 to share the lessons they’ve learned with thousands of attendees. Register for free to hear from industry experts, see new technologies and treatments, and connect with your peers. Don’t get left out of the community oncology event of the year!
February Advocacy Chat: Preventing Cancer Before It Happens
Dare to Imagine a World Where No One Dies of Cancer
On February 10 at 12 p.m. ET, Prevent Cancer Foundation Founder and CEO Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé will join COA Director of Patient Advocacy and Education Rose Gerber for a discussion on the leaps and bounds that the Prevent Cancer Foundation has made in prevention research and tools, why it is important that attendees resume cancer screenings, and what attendees can do to avoid a cancer diagnosis, especially during a pandemic.
This free webinar is part of the COA Patient Advocacy Network Advocacy Chats, an educational series for patients with cancer, advocates, survivors, and other interested parties. Check back each month for a new chat with another expert in the cancer care space.
ICYMI: 2020 Payment Reform Model Brief
The State of Cancer Payment Reform in the U.S.
Payment reform in oncology is a varied field. To catalog ongoing reform efforts, COA published a comprehensive list of all payment reform models currently operating in the United States. It finds there are currently 35 distinct models planned or underway in the U.S, operating in 37 states.
Over the last decade, COA has seen national, regional, and state payment and delivery reform efforts emerge, each of which approaches the challenge with different and shared strategies.
Spotlight: COA Patient Advocacy Network
Start a Chapter at Your Organization
Cancer care advocates are a potent force for change in community oncology. Advocates keep practices, insurers, and pharmacists honest by pushing each party to do better than before and to meet the high quality of care that community oncology is known for providing.
You can join the ranks of cancer care advocates by signing up for a COA Patient Advocacy Network (CPAN) chapter in your area. CPAN chapters are a great way to put a finger on the pulse of care in your location and make a difference for the patients who need it most.
January Newsletter: Getting COVID Vaccines to Community Oncologists, Preventing Cancer, and More
COA Requests Approval for Community Oncology Practices to Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations
Practices Uniquely Positioned to Contribute to Vaccination Effort
Earlier this month, COA sent a letter to all 50 U.S. governors urging them to give independent, community oncology practices priority approval to administer COVID-19 vaccinations. Local oncology practices have the infrastructure and technology to deliver the vaccine safely, are already seeing patients to deliver cancer care, and can help states achieve the goal of herd immunity at a faster pace.
Many patients with cancer are immunocompromised due to the nature of their disease or the treatment they are receiving. To protect these patients from COVID-19, it is imperative that states add community oncologists, who are already treating many of the vaccine target populations, to the vaccine distribution system.
Register for the 2021 Community Oncology Conference
All the Information You Need to Make a Difference
2021 brings a whole host of new challenges with it, and you shouldn’t face those challenges alone. Get all of the new knowledge and tech you need to beat this year at the 2021 Community Oncology Conference!
The brightest minds in the industry are coming together virtually on April 8-9 to share the lessons they’ve learned with thousands of attendees. Register for free to hear from industry experts, see new technologies and treatments, and connect with your peers. Don’t get left out of the community oncology event of the year!
February Advocacy Chat: Preventing Cancer Before It Happens
Dare to Imagine a World Where No One Dies of Cancer
On February 10 at 12 p.m. ET, Prevent Cancer Foundation Founder and CEO Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé will join COA Director of Patient Advocacy and Education Rose Gerber for a discussion on the leaps and bounds that the Prevent Cancer Foundation has made in prevention research and tools, why it is important that attendees resume cancer screenings, and what attendees can do to avoid a cancer diagnosis, especially during a pandemic.
This free webinar is part of the COA Patient Advocacy Network Advocacy Chats, an educational series for patients with cancer, advocates, survivors, and other interested parties. Check back each month for a new chat with another expert in the cancer care space.
ICYMI: 2020 Payment Reform Model Brief
The State of Cancer Payment Reform in the U.S.
Payment reform in oncology is a varied field. To catalog ongoing reform efforts, COA published a comprehensive list of all payment reform models currently operating in the United States. It finds there are currently 35 distinct models planned or underway in the U.S, operating in 37 states.
Over the last decade, COA has seen national, regional, and state payment and delivery reform efforts emerge, each of which approaches the challenge with different and shared strategies.
Spotlight: COA Patient Advocacy Network
Start a Chapter at Your Organization
Cancer care advocates are a potent force for change in community oncology. Advocates keep practices, insurers, and pharmacists honest by pushing each party to do better than before and to meet the high quality of care that community oncology is known for providing.
You can join the ranks of cancer care advocates by signing up for a COA Patient Advocacy Network (CPAN) chapter in your area. CPAN chapters are a great way to put a finger on the pulse of care in your location and make a difference for the patients who need it most.
