ACCC, ASCO, & CMS News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****ACCC NEWS****
The Association of Community Cancer Center's (ACCC) This Week At ACCC was published and is available at http://www.accc-cancer.org/mediaroom/newsletters/2009/media_ACCCNEWSLETTER_5-11-2009.html. ANCO is an Institutional Member of ACCC. This edition features:

ACCC Selects Five Sites to Participate in Prostate Cancer Project

Arriving in Your Mail Box Soon: Cancer Care Patient Navigation Supplement

Webinar Planned on Patient Navigation Services, June 10, 2009

Washington Health Policy Expert to Deliver Keynote at ACCC's Conference

Houston, We Have a Free Meeting, June 10, Reimbursement, Management

DRUGDEX® Drug Compendium Available to ACCC Members

ACCC's 2009 Cancer Program Administrator Survey Reveals Challenges

Has Your Job or Title Changed? New Phone or Email? Let ACCC Know

Q&A on ACCC's Listserve: Use of Nurse Practitioners

ACCC's CE Blackboard: New Course on Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer


****ASCO NEWS****
The American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Cancer Poilcy Today was published and is available online at http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/Public+Policy/Cancer+Policy+News/Cancer+Policy+Today/May+11%3A+ASCO+Meets+with+Legislators+to+Encourage+Funding+for+Cancer+Research%2C+President+Obama+Announces+FY+2010+Budget+Request. ANCO is a state/regional affiliate of ASCO. This edition features:

ASCO Meets with Legislators to Encourage Funding for Cancer Research

President Obama Announces FY 2010 Budget Request

Drug Shortage Updates

Reps. Speier and Bono Mack Introduce the Childhood Cancer Survivorship Bill

Sen. Kennedy Introduces Tobacco Control Legislation

State of Indiana Adopts Clinical Trials Coverage Law

ASCO Hosts 2009 Electronic Health Records Symposium

Kathleen Sebelius Sworn in as HHS Secretary

AHA Announces Two Calls as Part of Coding Clinic Audio Conference Series

New Edition of Practical Tips for the Oncology Practice

Join ASCO's Advocacy Network

ASCO Extends Resources to Practice Administrators


The American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Express was published today and is available online at http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe5715797d6d03797415&m=ff2d16787160&ls=fdee1375776d077d7c107473&l=fe5d1575726004757c14&s=fdf2157972640d79751d7073&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe3a167374640475711473. This edition features:

Best of ASCO® Los Angeles Deadlines Approaching

Best of ASCO® International – Coming to a City Near You

Submit an Abstract for the 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium

Apply for the Accelerating Anticancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop


****CMS NEWS****
SE0908 – Mandatory Claims Submission and its Enforcement
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE0908.pdf


Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Special Open Door Forum:
Outpatient Imaging Efficiency Measures
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
2:00PM – 4:00PM Eastern Time (ET)
Conference Call Only

Featuring:
John Cooper, M.D. (CMS),
Mark Zezza, Ph.D. (The Lewin Group),
Thomas G. Dehn, M.D., FACR (National Imaging Associates, Inc.),
Joan DaVanzo, Ph.D. (Dobson | DaVanzo & Associates, LLC).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) to discuss the development and implementation of facility-level hospital Outpatient Imaging Efficiency measures. The CMS has contracted with The Lewin Group, to develop a set of imaging efficiency measures. National Imaging Associates, and Dobson & DaVanzo are subcontracted by Lewin to support this effort.
During this Special ODF, CMS staff will discuss:

· Each of the four outpatient imaging efficiency measures currently required under the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program (HOP QDRP) for CY2010 payment determination;
· Highlight some frequently asked questions;
· New Outpatient Imaging Efficiency measures under development.

Afterwards, there will be an opportunity for the public to ask questions.

To make the call as informative as possible, we recommend that participants:
Visit the QualityNet (http://www.QualityNet.org) and Choose “Imaging Efficiency Measures” under “Hospital – Outpatient” and also http://www.ImagingMeasures.com ;

Pre-submit any questions you wish to have addressed on the call to Imaging.Measures@lewin.com. Please type “Question for National Open Door Forum” in your Subject line. The most frequently asked questions received by 5 pm ET on Thursday, May 14, 2009, will be addressed on the call. Submitted questions not selected for the call will be answered individually via e-mail reply.

We look forward to your participation.

Special Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

Dial: 1-800-837-1935 Conference ID 94281978
Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.

For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will A Relay Communications Assistant will help.
An audio recording of this Special Forum will be posted to the Special Open Door Forum website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/05_ODF_SpecialODF.asp and will be accessible for downloading beginning May 29, 2009.
For automatic emails of Open Door Forum schedule updates (E-Mailing list subscriptions) and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit our website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/opendoorforums/ .