Providers, Administrators, and Staff

Modulettes

PROPOSED CURRICULUMS

“The more our people know about our business, the better our practice will perform,” once said a medical oncologist we work with.

This curriculum is specifically designed to enhance the understanding of critical success factors necessary for the efficient operation of an oncology practice. By utilizing this curriculum, oncology practices can empower their staff with comprehensive knowledge of the field, ultimately leading to improved performance.

The curriculum begins with Oncology 101, which serves as a foundation for all employees, including both clinical and non-clinical staff. It covers essential concepts of cancer care and terminology. This knowledge ensures that everyone in the practice has a baseline level of understanding and can effectively communicate and collaborate with colleagues and patients.

After completion of the Oncology 101 curriculum, learners should progress to Oncology 201, a more advanced educational curriculum. This curriculum delves deeper into specific topics such as treatment modalities, clinical trials, emerging technologies, and the latest advancements in oncology diagnostics. By expanding their knowledge through Oncology 201, staff members can stay updated with the latest developments and provide the highest quality care and support to patients.

Overall, this curriculum serves to promote continuous learning and improvement within oncology practices, enabling staff to be well-informed, competent, and adaptable in the evolving field of oncology.

Oncology 101

  • Provides an overview of current cancer statistics including incidence rates, treatments, and disparities in care

  • Part 1 of our landscape series provides a big picture on cancer patients today and the novel therapies used to treat them

  • Explains the basics of MCOs and roles of key decision makers

  • Describes the different levels of Medicare administration, how they partner with payers, MAC jurisdictions, and reimbursement policy

  • Details Medicare Part B services and the buy and bill process that leads to physician reimbursement

  • Explores the dynamics of Medicare Federal PayerPart D prescription drug programs

  • An introduction to basic oncology concepts and terms ie disease setting, staging, and therapeutics while also explaining clinical development and commercialization

  • Part 2 of our landscape series gives a look inside an oncology practice and how it functions, including how patients are administered care and how costs are managed

  • An overview of the cancer patient’s journey from the perspective of, and impact on, providers

  • Part 3 in our landscape series explores the larger trends affecting oncology practices and how they treat cancer patient today

  • Provides basic knowledge on the two government-sponsored payment programs

Oncology 201

  • Provides an in-depth review of the 340B program and its impact on reimbursement and community-based practices

  • Outlines how clinical pathways are developed and used in oncology care decision making

  • Outlines how clinical guidelines are developed and guide in oncology care decision making

  • Details the Enhancing Oncology Model, a CMS value-based payment program

  • Explains the basics of a GPO and the contracting process

  • Details the many policies payers and PBMs may use to contain costs in the pharmacy benefit

  • An overview of strategies to understand, and cope with, grief as a result of death

  • Exploration of the term “quality” in the delivery of cancer care, and how it helps identify value based, versus volume based, models of cancer care

  • Explains the various incentive-based payment programs that are moving providers and healthcare teams from fee-for-service to value-based healthcare