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September 22, 2022
5 Reasons Life Sciences Companies Should Leverage an Real-World Data Partner for Clinical Trials
Real-world data (RWD) is data collected outside of a traditional clinical trial setting from sources such as electronic medical records (EMRs), payer claims, and disease registries. Real-world evidence (RWE) is…
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August 31, 2022
What Is the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM)?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), the next iteration of its value-based, oncology care model. EOM is a five year program,…
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August 23, 2022
Reimagining Value-based Care in Oncology: How the Enhancing Oncology Model will Continue the Evolution of Oncology Care
by Dr. Jeffrey A. Scott, Chief Medical Officer. In our previous blog post, we broke down CMS’ assessment of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) and found that there were both…
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August 17, 2022
Reimagining Value-based Care in Oncology: What OCM Can Teach Us Ahead of the Enhancing Oncology Model
by Dr. Charles Saunders, CEO of Integra Connect. The Oncology Care Model (OCM) came to an end in June of 2022, giving oncology providers, payers, and other industry observers the…
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July 14, 2022
Preparing for the Enhancing Oncology Model: What Practices Need to Do Now
The Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) will begin in July of 2023, giving practices a 12-month runway to prepare for the new value-based care program. Here’s what prospective participants need to do to…
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July 11, 2022
Revenue Cycle Management: How to Make Your “Front-End” Office More Efficient with Automation
Healthcare staffing challenges continue to prevail in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how healthcare organizations manage their revenue cycle. Staffing shortages mean that providers are forced to hire inexperienced…
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June 03, 2022
From ASCO: Early, rapid genetic testing can improve survival rates among late-stage lung cancer patients
Byline: Jeffrey A. Scott, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Integra Connect Advances in genetic testing have made it possible to determine, at a molecular level, which treatment options will best target…
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January 11, 2022
How the crew documentation drives medical necessity?
In this post, we will define medical necessity and how the determination of medical necessity is driven by the crew documentation. CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) defines medical…
Read moreDecember 19, 2021
Good practices that ambulance service providers can adopt to help ensure EMS billing is effective and successful
There are several good practices that ambulance service providers can adopt to help ensure EMS billing is effective and successful. Effective EMS billing is defined as billing that produces timely…
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