ACCCBUZZ BLOG

ACCC is committed to helping cancer care team members, patients, and caregivers understand how bispecific antibody treatments fit within the cancer care continuum, how they differ from CAR T-cell therapy, and the education and resources available to patients and their families.

ACCC recently hosted the webinar series, Implementing the New CMS Reimbursement Billing Codes for Patient Navigation Services to inform members about the recent policy changes and what they mean for providers. In implementing the new codes, CMS seeks to enhance the availability of patient navigation services and in turn improve equitable access to cancer care and other types of health care services.

The final day of the 41st National Oncology Conference began with an international panel of cancer care providers representing Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Egypt, Sweden, Nigeria, and Australia to share and learn from common challenges and best practices.

ACCC will welcome more than 500 attendees from October 9-11 to Minneapolis, Minnesota this week for the highly anticipated 41st National Oncology Conference. Day 1 of the meeting included a Pre-Conference focused on the ACCC Financial Advocacy Network (FAN) and building sustainable patient navigation, followed by the exhibition of 24 posters demonstrating innovative solutions to key challenges in cancer care.

ACCCBuzz spotlights St. Luke’s University Health Network, St. Luke’s Cancer Center, one of the recipients of the 2024 ACCC Innovator Award.

Explore the effects of implicit bias on patient care through the lens of the second of three vignettes featured in the Association of Cancer Care Centers' Personalizing Care Video Series.

LYTE is a non-profit organization that aims to meet the needs of a growing and diverse breast cancer survivor community by providing expert health and wellness coaching.

In honor of Juneteenth, ACCC President Dr. Nadine J. Barrett and AACI President Dr. Robert A. Winn engaged in an empowering conversation about a shared organizational goal to advance equitable cancer care.

ACCCBuzz spotlights RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, a recipient of the 2024 ACCC Innovator Award.

The FDA OCE recognizes National Black Family Cancer Awareness Month in this compelling panel discussion that explores cancer care disparities and much more.

Learn how patient-reported outcomes can improve comprehensive cancer care and promote health equity across community cancer centers.

ACCCBuzz recognizes June as Cancer Immunotherapy Month.

ACCC recognizes National Cancer Research Month.

Explore recent reimbursement changes that seek to reduce disparities in access to cancer care.

ACCC recognizes May as Oncology Nursing Month.

Through its diversity initiatives and social media campaign—complete with the hashtag #BlackFamCan—the FDA hopes to improve health equity for patients with cancer and their families.

ACCCBuzz spotlights Munson Healthcare, Cowell Family Cancer Center in Traverse City, MI, one of the recipients of the 2024 ACCC Innovator Award.

The Affordable Connectivity Program ends today, leaving 1 in 6 American households without access to high-speed internet.

Jordan Karwedsky, financial counselor at Green Bay Oncology and chairperson of the ACCC Financial Advocacy Network, discusses her plans for the network's future.

Discover the mission of Unite for HER—a national nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the health and well-being of those affected by breast and ovarian cancers.

Highlights from the final day of the ACCC 50th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (#AMCCBS).

To kick-off #AMCCBS, ACCC members traveled to Capitol Hill for the association’s first in-person Hill Day since 2019.

Modern Healthcare's latest symposium on social drivers of health, gathered industry leaders to develop practical strategies for the promotion of health equity initiatives.

In recognition of January as Cervical Health Awareness Month, ACCCBuzz highlights cervical cancer among the American Indian and Alaska Native population.

This is the second post of a three-part series on Modern Healthcare’s Social Determinants of Health Symposium.

This is the second blog post is on the NCCN Patient Advocacy Summit: Navigating the Care Continuum from Screening Through Survivorship.

Sutter Health details innovative programs designed to drive health equity at the most recent Modern Healthcare Social Determinants of Health Symposium.

For their final policy summit of 2023, the NCCN invited multidisciplinary stakeholders to Washington D.C. for a discussion focused on patients with cancer receiving comprehensive and equitable care.

ACCC, ACS CAN, and LUNGevity, launched a series of focus groups earlier this year aimed at making the case for increasing access to comprehensive genomic profiling for Medicaid beneficiaries.

Major takeaways from the NCCN Oncology Policy Summit in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, September 12.