The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has selected nearly 200 physician group practices and 17 health insurance companies to participate in a care delivery model that supports and encourages higher quality and more coordinated cancer care.
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The CMS Oncology Care Model (OCM) is an innovative, multi-payer model focused on providing higher quality, more coordinated oncology care. Under OCM, physician group practices have entered into payment arrangements that include financial and performance accountability for episodes of care surrounding chemotherapy administration to cancer patients.
Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC, or RCCA, is one of a select group of oncology organizations nationwide invited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the agency’s Oncology Care Model, or OCM.
By Sarianne Gruber – The CMS Innovation introduced its Oncology Care Model, an innovative new value-based care, payment model this past February 2015. This the second specialty new payment and delivery care model.
On February 12, HHS announced a new multi-payer payment and care delivery model to support better care coordination for cancer care as part of the Department’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of care patients receive and spend health care dollars more wisely, contributing to healthier communities.