Trending Now in Cancer Care Part 2

Facilitators Amy Ellis, Chief Operating Officer, Northwest Medical Specialties, PLLC Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB; Executive Medical Director, Oncology Services, St Elizabeth Healthcare Jeff Hunnicutt, Chief Executive Officer, Highlands Oncology Group Ashley Joseph, Vice President, Client Services–Infusion, LeanTaaS Matthew Manning, MD, FASTRO; Chief, Department of Oncology, Cone Health Cancer Center Challenges Facing Oncology How do we contain costs? Automation of tasks that are time-consuming and repetitive, freeing up providers to spend more time doing direct patient care Increased efficiency in scheduling appointments Improved communication between healthcare providers Enhanced patient engagement Optimized resource utilization Streamlined diagnostic process Personalized treatment plans Reduction in treatment-related adverse events. BI technology can help cancer programs streamline revenue cycle management, achieve better understanding about payer policies and insurance claims data, and collect metrics on key performance indicators of cancer program business health.3 Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting. Radiation oncology is a field with many processes and tasks that could benefit from automation; these include treatment planning, contouring, image registration, treatment field transfer from the treatment planning system to the treatment delivery system, radiation delivery recording and verification, data aggregation for analysis of radiation treatment, and quality assurance checks.