Association of Community Cancer Centers
Since 1974, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) has been the leading education and advocacy organization for the multidisciplinary cancer care team.
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Rockville, MD, 20852
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301-984-9496
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9:00 am - 5:30 pm
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Association of Community Cancer Centers

Association of Community Cancer Centers ACCC to Host Conference Call on New Rules from CMS on Thursday, Nov 12, at 2:00 pm ET. Join oncology policy and legal experts for a 90-minute discussion of the 2010 final Hospital Outpatient Department Rule and Physician Fee Schedule. How will the final rules affect your program or practice.To participate in the call, dial 888.283.6452. You will be asked for the passcode: 6106472. Then, join in the conference call.

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Association of Community Cancer Centers Read and comment on ACCC's new blog post about the dirty "R" word...rationing. An article by RonHowrigon appears in the Nov/Dec "Oncology Issues." Ron is also a featured speaker at ACCC's upcoming Hospital Summit.

Source: acccbuzz.wordpress.com
I just read an article about the “R” word. While healthcare rationing may be a dirty word, it may also be inevitable. That’s the conclusion of Ron Howrigon who writes in the upcoming November/December Oncology Issues.
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Association of Community Cancer Centers If you want to increase value, efficiency, and revenue in your cancer service line check out ACCC's Hospital Summit, Dec. 11 in Tysons Corner, VA. http://tinyurl.com/yfkh6lk

Source: www.accc-cancer.org
Pay for performance from an oncology perspective and how a small number of quality measures for key cancer services are contributing to improved care and business outcomes
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Association of Community Cancer Centers ACCC-member Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois, is moving ahead with the design and building of a new oncology unit. A dedication ceremony was held Oct. 6 for the Kenneth Brooks Holland Oncology Unit.

Source: www.mysuburbanlife.com
Downers Grove Reporter, your source for the latest breaking local news, sports, weather, business, jobs, real estate, shopping, health, travel, and entertainment in Downers Grove, IL.
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Association of Community Cancer Centers An inside look at the Senate mark-up of healthcare bill on ACCC's blog http://acccbuzz.wordpress.com/

Source: acccbuzz.wordpress.com
Tick. Tock. The hours go by. Sandwiched between a few Senate interns and a woman paying more attention to her Blackberry than the hearing, I listen to the most lively the debate I have ever witnessed in a Congressional hearing. ...
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Association of Community Cancer Centers ACCC Member Cancer Program the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center was featured today on the Bonnie Hunt Show.

Source: www.cancer.northwestern.edu
Actress, comedian, and talk show host Bonnie Hunt has a long relationship with Northwestern’s Lurie Cancer Center. Bonnie first studied improvisation and acting at The Second City while working as an oncology ...
Association of Community Cancer Centers

Association of Community Cancer Centers
For you and your cancer care team:

Understand common billing and coding errors and how to fix them. Help your practice or hospital become more efficient.
Learn how healthcare reform efforts in Washington, D.C., will affect your oncology practice, service line, and patients.
Gain strategies to ensure the viability of you...r practice and service line in these tough economic times.
Learn national trends in radiation oncology reimbursement.
Gather ideas to help strategically develop oncology services.
Receive guidance from national experts on how to handle the complexities of oncology management.
Learn strategies that promote a full utilization of oncology nurses, including patient navigation and survivorship services.
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Time:9:00AM Thursday, December 17th
Location:Greensboro, NC
Association of Community Cancer Centers

Association of Community Cancer Centers
For you and your cancer care team:

Understand common billing and coding errors and how to fix them. Help your practice or hospital become more efficient.
Learn how healthcare reform efforts in Washington, D.C., will affect your oncology practice, service line, and patients.
Gain strategies to ensure the viability of you...r practice and service line in these tough economic times.
Learn national trends in radiation oncology reimbursement.
Gather ideas to help strategically develop oncology services.
Receive guidance from national experts on how to handle the complexities of oncology management.
Learn strategies that promote a full utilization of oncology nurses, including patient navigation and survivorship services.
Read More

Time:9:00AM Tuesday, December 1st
Location:Milwaukee, WI
Association of Community Cancer Centers

Association of Community Cancer Centers
This meeting is designed to help all members of the oncology team. Presentation topics include:
Learn how healthcare reform efforts in Washington, DC, will affect your oncology practice, service line, and patients.
Gain strategies to ensure the viability of your practice and service line in these tough economic times. ...
Understand common billing and coding errors and how to fix them.
Gather ideas to help strategically develop oncology services.
Learn strategies that promote the full utilization of oncology nurses, including patient navigation and survivorship services.
Read More

Time:9:00AM Tuesday, November 17th
Location:Stamford, CT
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Association of Community Cancer Centers Minneapolis, MN September 22-25, 2009

Association of Community Cancer Centers

Association of Community Cancer Centers ACCCmember-institution John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center announced the addition of David H. Vesole, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P. to the Center’s Multiple Myeloma Division. Dr. Vesole will join division chief David S. Siegel, M.D., Ph.D., who has built a world-renowned myeloma clinical and research practice at the Cancer Center.

Source: www.prnewswire.com
Nationally Recognized Multiple Myeloma Expert Dr. David Vesole Joins the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Vesole brings a long track record of superior clinical care and cutting-edge research experience to one of the nation's largest cancer centers.
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Association of Community Cancer Centers Not able to attend the ACCC National Economics Conference? See what you missed. Presentations now available online at http://www.accc-cancer.org/meetings/meetings_noec2009presentations.asp

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Association of Community Cancer Centers Payer/provider negotiations will never be the same again. Read ACCC’s blog on Specialty Pharmacies, 9-22. http://acccbuzz.wordpress.com/

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Association of Community Cancer Centers Insurance reform or healthcare reform? #ACCC keynote speaker looks at the future. http://acccbuzz.wordpress.com/less than 5 seconds ago from web

Source: acccbuzz.wordpress.com
Association of Community Cancer Centers

Association of Community Cancer Centers specialty pharmacies and oral chemotherapy the subject of symposia sessions in Minneapolis. new blogposts at http://acccbuzz.wordpress.com