Employee Spotlight: Marsie Genetti
In this Employee Spotlight, meet Marsie Genetti, Navigating Cancer’s Vice President of Business Development of our Pharma division. Sit down with Marsie to hear about
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The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and Health Tracker
Navigating Cancer Team
September 11, 2020
Leading the way in value-based care The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) in Fort Worth, Texas was an early adopter in leveraging technology to improve cancer care for their patients and deliver high quality care more efficiently. In 2007, CCBD
Watch: triage nurse shares how Health Tracker is enabling proactive symptom management
Navigating Cancer Team
September 10, 2020
In a recent conversation with Minnesota Oncology triage nurse, Jane Propsom, it was exciting to hear how Navigating Cancer’s remote patient monitoring solution, Health Tracker, is positively impacting patient care, “It allows us to deal with patients before their symptoms get severe…I think
Remote care innovations keeping cancer patients and oncology practices safe from COVID-19
Navigating Cancer Team
September 8, 2020
Leverage technology to overcome new challenges We’re excited to announce a new COVID-19 Screening Survey to automate screening before patient appointments – available free to customers using Navigating Cancer’s care management solution. COVID-19 Screening Survey enables you to automate screening before patient
Nebraska Cancer Specialists delivering exceptional patient care
Navigating Cancer Team
August 28, 2020
Nebraska Cancer Specialists, a member of the Quality Cancer Care Alliance, implemented Navigating Cancer’s patient relationship management platform in 2018. Since then they have leveraged the platform to improve patient care and their care team’s efficiency. They consistently resolve patient issues in
Learnings from COVID-19 for cancer care…so far
Navigating Cancer Team
August 19, 2020
The Association for Value-Based Cancer Care has been hosting a series of webinars around the theme of COVID-19 recovery. Speakers representing managed care payers, comprehensive cancer care centers, community cancer centers, and others have shared their viewpoints on a variety of topics
Keeping up with the proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Navigating Cancer Team
August 13, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the proposed draft of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for 2021 and will be accepting comments until October 5th. The proposed fee schedule is being analyzed by stakeholders and other interested
From NEJM Catalyst: remote monitoring paired with human intervention effective model
Navigating Cancer Team
August 5, 2020
An innovation team at the University of Pennsylvania Health System recently published the results of a program they deployed to monitor patients with COVID-19 or suspected to be infected called “COVID Watch” in NEJM Catalyst. The intent of the program was to
Expanding telehealth: what makes sense moving forward?
Navigating Cancer Team
July 21, 2020
Advisory Board recently hosted its Oncology Roundtable Virtual Summit with a focus on cancer care after Covid-19. The program started with a question to the audience: “How are you feeling?” Responses included hopeful, proud, overwhelmed, and tired. Clearly cancer care providers have
Leaders in cancer care share thoughts on the future of care in a COVID-19 world
Navigating Cancer Team
July 17, 2020
The Community Oncology Alliance recently hosted a virtual Advocacy Summit focused on Cancer Care in a COVID-19 World. COA assembled leading community cancer care providers from across the country to share their thoughts on topics including the current impact of the virus,
Navigating Cancer COVID-19 Solution featured in AWS Marketplace
Navigating Cancer Team
July 14, 2020
Navigating Cancer is proud to announce that our solution is now featured on the AWS Marketplace – an online marketplace for tools and solutions that run on Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS recently launched a COVID-19 response website to highlight sellers who
Technology project on hold due to the pandemic? Here are 4 tips for successful implementation.
Navigating Cancer Team
July 10, 2020
Implementation when we can’t be there in person COVID-19 has disrupted all parts of “normal” life, routines, and, for some, plans for the future. Weddings have been postponed. Professional sports have been upended. Schools closed. We wondered what the future would look
Thinking beyond telemedicine in your COVID-19 response
Navigating Cancer Team
June 30, 2020
Major changes to the delivery of cancer care If you are involved in healthcare, you know too well how the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a major change in the way care is delivered – and especially for cancer care providers who treat
Minnesota Oncology leading the way with Health Tracker
Navigating Cancer Team
June 12, 2020
Careful planning and clear expectations Minnesota Oncology launched Health Tracker, Navigating Cancer’s electronic patient-reported outcomes program, in February and are seeing very positive results. As we work to help other busy practices implement Health Tracker we wanted to capture the factors that
Extending digital health leadership with Health Tracker
Navigating Cancer Team
June 9, 2020
ePROs for cancer patients more important than ever We’re excited to announce Health Tracker 2.0 – the next era of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO). This flexible, lightweight remote monitoring solution is a great tool for cancer care providers to give patients a closer
2020 Oncology Market Update from Advisory Board
Navigating Cancer Team
June 4, 2020
Recently Navigating Cancer hosted a webinar from the Advisory Board titled, “How cancer programs are responding to COVID-19 and planning for future market trends.” As cancer programs are responding to the COVID-19 challenges and facing uncertainties in a changing market, Advisory Board
Navigating Cancer Recognized as a Top Oncology Technology Solution
Navigating Cancer Team
May 22, 2020
Thank you to Healthcare Tech Outlook for including us on its list of Top Oncology Solution Providers in 2020. This technology network aims to provide healthcare decision makers with important information as they evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve patient care.
The Critical Importance of ePRO in Clinical Research
Navigating Cancer Team
May 20, 2020
PharmaVoice recently hosted a webinar that explored the growing importance of ePROs in clinical research. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption for clinical trials that were already underway – from monitoring patient participation to data analysis – trials that are dependent on
Electronic patient-reported outcomes program critical tool for cancer care
Navigating Cancer Team
May 18, 2020
The Journal of Oncology Practice recently published an editorial titled, “COVID-19 Emergency and the Need to Speed Up the Adoption of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Clinical Practice.” The physician authors pointed out 4 critical reasons to adopt an electronic patient-reported outcomes
Top Community Oncology Issues Now & Looking Ahead
Navigating Cancer Team
April 28, 2020
The Community Oncology Alliance’s recent virtual conference featured a panel of community cancer care providers assembled to discuss the most pressing issues they face as they implement extensive changes to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel was moderated by Bo Gamble,
Emerging trends in telehealth and information technology
Navigating Cancer Team
April 28, 2020
Telehealth has swiftly taken hold as important tool to safely deliver cancer care during the COVID-19 crisis and many see it as a permanent part of care moving forward. Nick Recker, the President of Path Forward, recently presented what he sees emerging
What does COVID-19 mean for value-based care?
Navigating Cancer Team
April 28, 2020
In a panel at Community Oncology Alliance’s (COA) recent virtual conference moderated by COA’s Director of Strategic Practice Initiatives, Bo Gamble, Kashyap Patel, MD, of Carolina Blood & Cancer Care Associates and Lalan Wilfong, MD of Texas Oncology recently shared an update
2020 Community Oncology Conference
Navigating Cancer Team
April 24, 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic not only forced the 2020 Community Oncology Alliance Conference to a virtual format, the impact of the virus also found its way into a lot of the content. The conference featured topical and important content, including: Top Community
Cancer versus COVID-19: What we have learned from the crisis
Navigating Cancer Team
April 23, 2020
The recent Community Oncology Virtual Conference included a panel discussion titled, “Cancer vs. COVID-19: What We Have Learned from the Crisis.” The panel was moderated by Jeffrey Patton, CEO of Tennessee Oncology and included: Sibel Blau, MD, Medical Director, Northwest Medical Specialties
Navigating Cancer recognized as one of the top 10 patient engagement solution providers
Navigating Cancer Team
April 21, 2020
Providing timely care and better patient experiences Navigating Cancer was recently recognized by MD Tech Review as one of the top 10 patient engagement solution providers. MD Tech Review is a knowledge network for physicians and technology professionals in healthcare facilities who
Planning for the future of oncology care
Navigating Cancer Team
April 20, 2020
The Advisory Board recently hosted a webinar titled “How cancer programs are responding to COVID-19 and planning for future market trends.” I shared a summary of part of the webinar that was related to COVID-19 in late March, but it also included
On Demand Webinar: ePROs and Cancer Care
Navigating Cancer Team
April 14, 2020
Electronic patient-reported outcomes have been gaining momentum, especially in cancer care where patients often face side effects and other barriers to care. COVID-19 may be accerlating the incorporation of ePROs into routine cancer care. The pandemic has caused cancer programs to swiftly
Is COVID-19 finally giving telehealth a solid place in cancer care?
Navigating Cancer Team
April 10, 2020
Obviously in the current COVID-19 crisis, telehealth is getting a lot of attention. In the past week or so AJMC hosted “How COVID-19 Will Affect telehealth and Alternative Payment Models,” ACCC hosted “Telehealth Billing & Coding,” and COA hosted “Telehealth Expansion &
Cancer programs hit the “reset” button to deliver care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Navigating Cancer Team
March 26, 2020
COVID-19 has compelled oncology practices to hit the “reset” button for their whole care delivery model. Community Oncology Alliance recently assembled a panel of community cancer practices for a webinar, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Oncology Practices and How They Are Adjusting.”
Cancer programs respond to COVID-19
Navigating Cancer Team
March 25, 2020
The Advisory Board’s Oncology Roundtable recently hosted a webinar where they shared what they have heard from cancer programs responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient Safety Obviously priority number 1 is patient safety. As the virus spreads in every state in the
Urgent Care for Cancer Patients: Reducing ED Visits and Hospitalizations
Navigating Cancer Team
March 24, 2020
Reducing avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations for cancer patients continues to be a challenge for many providers in the shift to value-based care. In light of today’s health crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s become even more important to keep patients
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