Oncology Management Podcast Series with Bill McGivney

Welcome to the Oncology Management Podcast Series - Presented by IIR's Annual Summit for Oncology Management. Joining us today is Bill McGivney, Principal, McGivney Global Advisory LLC & former CEO, National Comprehensive Cancer Network

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To begin, could you please comment on what appears to be a seemingly never-ending call to define value in healthcare?

Bill: To answer your question about the definition of value in healthcare, you know I really do continue to be amazed at the calls that come out of national committee meetings and publications, etc. to say that we continue to have to define and develop a national standard for what value is in the healthcare system. To me, it seems really simple. I mean, I’ve been around the healthcare system for almost 30 years now. The value is the clinical benefit derived by patients, specifically, for the expenditure of a specified amount of healthcare dollars. That’s pretty simple. Sometimes when people try to develop these long equations to which I’ve seen, it’s a gust of bodies when they have their conferences. I mean, I saw one once years ago and I just commented to the moderator of the session that one, the long equations for the definition of cost effectiveness was mind-numbing and two, it would never see the light of day. I was right on both accounts. 

So, I think my simple definition is pervasive in terms of this is what value is. It’s really, again, the clinical patient benefit that’s obtained for a specified expenditure of healthcare dollars.

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Oncology Management Podcast Series with Bill McGivney

Welcome to the Oncology Management Podcast Series. 

Joining us today is Bill McGivney, Principal, McGivney Global Advisory LLC & former CEO, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Below you will find a teaser from Bill's podcast session, click here to listen to the complete podcast and to download the transcript.

How and to what extent do various stakeholders bring value to the treatment of patients with cancer?

Bill: Well, I think that’s something that we really need to look at closer because there are a lot of discussions, obviously, about the level of healthcare expenditures and the increase and rate of rise and expenditures of care to treat patients with cancer.

First of all, you look at providers and clearly their expertise, their acumen and their understanding is really about providing what the optimal treatment recommendations are for patients. Carrying out that treatment plan brings a lot of value to the system.

And then you look at the manufacturers, the biopharma companies, the medical device companies and they bring innovative products to the market that address the many, many needs and unmet needs that still exist for the many different types of cancer specifically. And that’s critical. They bring value to patients directly.

Then, you start to get down into other areas of the healthcare system that are more management operations oriented and you look at managed-care companies. They bring value in the sense that they help to organize the system. They pay the claims and the develop networks of clinicians to work with patients specifically.

But, really, what I think we need to do is, as we expend resources to bring care ultimately to patients with cancer, we really need to take a closer look at, again, which components, which stakeholders bring actual value to the treatment of patients.

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Gross-to-Net Accounting Forum | June 17-18, 2014 | Philadelphia | Download the agenda

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Annual Summit for Oncology Management | July 21-23, 2014 | Philadelphia | Download the agenda

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The recent debate over healthcare reforms has made one thing clear: unsustainable costs are leading to fundamental shifts in the way cancer care is delivered. There is a growing expectation that healthcare represents good "value".

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IIR's Annual Summit for Oncology Management is your 360° view of the cancer value chain; where stakeholders and influencers including payers, providers, hospital systems, leading cancer centers, and pharmaceutical executives convene to discuss how to control costs, increase quality, determine value and improve overall patient experience for cancer care.

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Oncology Management – Are you attending?

Have you seen the agenda for IIR’s all-new Collaborative Summit for Oncology Management?

This is the only event that brings together all the stakeholders in the oncology management marketplace. Here are some program highlights that show how the event is unique in this marketplace:

• See different perspectives on the direct impact of the Affordable Care Act on the oncology landscape and the treatment of patients with cancer

• Hear Lee Newcomer deliver lessons learned from UHC’s bundled payment program to reduce cancer care costs and reward physicians for health outcomes

• Get challenges and lessons learned from Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s implementation of the ACO program thus far

• Get a multi-stakeholder view of important cancer care quality indicators

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Oncology Management Team

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Download IIR's Collaborative Summit for Oncology Management Podcast Featuring: Ira Klein

In this Executive Podcast, Mr. Klein shares his thoughts on the impact of healthcare reform on cancer care and the greatest changes and challenges managed care companies will see in the coming years. He'll also talk about Aetna's Compassionate Care Program and how this program is actively engaging Oncologists with patients early on. As the leader of the Oncology Solutions Team at Aetna, he'll bring his expertise to the all-new IIR Oncology Management Summit as Chairman and Keynote Panelist on the Real-World View on the Cancer Care System.

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IIR is introducing the Collaborative Summit for Oncology Management during a time when cancer care is undergoing a period of rapid transformation. As you strive to meet the emerging value mandate, this summit delivers multi-stakeholder perspectives on innovative managed care strategies to effectively manage costs while improving quality and effectiveness of cancer care. Influence the future of oncology management with these key event take-aways:

• Multi-stakeholder view of the oncology management marketplace

• Lessons learned from payment and healthcare delivery reform pilot programs

• Meet and collaborate with oncology leaders spearheading industry change

To learn more, download our brochure.

As a reader of the Oncology Management Professionals blog, you can use priority code XP1814BLOG to receive 15% off of the standard rate to register. If you have any questions or need any further information, feel free to email kdevery@iirusa.com or visit the webpage.

We look forward to seeing you in June!

Best,
Oncology Management Team

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Announcing IIR’s Oncology Management Summit & Brochure Available for Download

IIR is introducing the all-new Collaborative Summit for Oncology Management during a time when cancer care is undergoing a period of rapid transformation. As you strive to meet the emerging value mandate, this summit delivers multi-stakeholder perspectives on innovative managed care strategies to effectively manage costs while improving quality and effectiveness of cancer care.

Influence the future of oncology management with these key event take-aways:

● Multi-stakeholder view of the oncology management marketplace

● Lessons learned from payment and healthcare delivery reform pilot programs

● Meet and collaborate with oncology leaders spearheading industry change

Who Should Attend? 

This summit is specially designed for managed care health plan executives working in oncology in:

● Medical management
● Pharmacy
● Operations
● Quality management
● Disease management

The summit is also of interest to Pharmaceutical and Medical Device executives as well as PBMs, specialty pharmacies, hospitals and health systems, and provider groups.

To learn more, download our brochure.

As a reader of the Oncology Care Professionals blog, you can use priority code XP1814BLOG to receive 15% off of the standard rate to register. If you have any questions or need any further information, feel free to email kdevery@iirusa.com or visit the webpage.

We look forward to seeing you in June!

Best,
Oncology Management Team

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