Bundled Payments Come to Oncology
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PUBLICATION: Oncology Times
DATE PUBLISHED: 11/14/11
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, which operates four regional cancer centers, is approaching the bundled payment concept from a different angle by offering a package of diagnostic services and a treatment plan delivered in a guaranteed timeframe for a flat rate. CTCA, which reports quality data on its website, introduced the CareEdge program to help transform the health care industry to operate like other service industries—and to get experience with new payment methods required by that transformation.
