CMS Oncology Care Model Names NCCN Guidelines as High-Quality Care and Evidence-Based Recommendations

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encourages concordance to NCCN Guidelines for Medicare patients in order to achieve better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.

FORT WASHINGTON, PA - On Thursday, February 12, 2015, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) announced an Oncology Care Model (OCM) with the goal to utilize appropriately aligned financial incentives to improve care coordination, appropriateness of care, and access to care ...

Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - February 20, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news