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Managed oncology care
Author(s) -
Piro Lawrence,
Doctor Jonathan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980515)82:10+<2068::aid-cncr16>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - medicine , managed care , health care , disease management , cornerstone , quality management , disease , intensive care medicine , management system , operations management , art , parkinson's disease , economics , visual arts , economic growth
BACKGROUND As oncology becomes an increasing financial burden on the U.S. health care system, effort is being focused on finding methods to more effectively deliver, manage, and monitor the highly complex panoply of cancer care services required by patients. This issue has growing significance and importance in light of an aging U.S. population and the rapid penetration of managed care. METHODS SalickNet, Salick Health Care's disease management and managed care company, has been a pioneer in the development and implementation of cancer disease management programs. The cornerstone is a proprietary computer‐based disease management system called OMARS (Oncology Management Assessment Reporting System). The flexible yet sophisticated architecture allows for the management of integrated care, data processing, and the generation of compelling custom reporting, fulfilling the goal of maximizing coordinated and effective patient care. CONCLUSIONS Based on data collected and analyzed across critical clinical, quality of life, and patient satisfaction outcome measures, strong evidence exists that the SalickNet Disease Management Model is a highly effective vehicle for bringing about cost, quality, and outcomes advantages in cancer care. Cancer 1998;82:2068‐75. © 1998 American Cancer Society.