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Look forward to this newsletter every week. Don't worry @nikillinit the timelines for new ONC interop rules only moved right 3 mo bc of covid. 27 mo and counting for new apps built on APIs like Particle Health's. We'll have services to support them ;)!
Alas, Epic data on massive decrease in cancer screenings. 94% decrease for breast and cervical screenings in March compared to 2017-2019 via https://t.co/f2fUcNY0xk…
Disrupted usage patterns have srs implications for @CMSinnovates OCM (any APM). Near term: less referrals, less episodes-> smaller risk pool w/ decreased overall utilization; long term-> influx in patients w/ more advanced, costly cancer. @BradSmithCMMI
Silver lining: we've seen remarkable innovation/responses to #covid by #communityoncology, esp. OCM sites: repurposed care navigators and "OCM-funded" staff for covid response/triage, drive-through labs/injections, virtual/parking lot waiting rooms.
Early @flatironhealth data showing national decline in visits in #communityoncology. Practices will need to prepare for an influx of new (unfort., sicker) patients in the coming months. check out @pbcancerdoc in @TheCancerLetter: https://t.co/kQYTSKMCnM
So how do you adjust for radical utilization swings? @BasitMD asks: What does it mean to shift risk to the delivery system during a pandemic crisis? What's the purpose? https://t.co/rrjtH0gc2x