Positive patient outcomes and reimbursements assisted with NCCN template integration
By ION
No longer are you just treating “cancer.” Disease states are getting specific, and you are treating Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with a host of potential agents. What you need to know around types of cancer (like biomarkers, staging and lines of therapy) and their potential treatments can be overwhelming. The time to research the possibilities for care can take more time for you and your staff than actual patient care.
Added to that fact that information changes so rapidly - a decision made today for one patient may need to be completely different for your next patient a month later. And sometimes treatments need to be changed for that first patient during therapy.
What did NCCN do to help you keep up to date – and make decision-making a little easier? Guidelines were developed by NCCN for therapies to "standardize patient care, reduce medication errors, and anticipate and manage adverse events." NCCN Templates® include information on therapies, supportive care, monitoring parameters, safety, and special instructions for patients when self-administering therapy.
Having those updated therapies can make a significant difference for you, especially when that information is right at your fingertips while seeing patients.
With the number of personal insights and stories from the internet, patients and their families often have more questions about their treatments – the hows and whys – and what happens when something doesn’t work. The guidelines and the ease of accessing that information can help calm patient fears about managing potential adverse events or treatment changes – helping them understand that you are not in a wait and see mode.
What are we doing to try and help you? IntelliDoseTxM® recently integrated NCCN order templates into its infusion management system to reduce the burden of time and energy on your staff – especially with updates being provided more often. Treatment plans can also have NCCN information embedded into them, assisting in the decision-making process for everyone involved – especially as new drug therapies are approved.
Your patients have the benefits of data and advances in treatments at greater speeds, and your staff is not constantly researching.
The templates also help reduce the burden on your billing staff. By using NCCN templates, your practice improves the chances to be reimbursed by payers. You know that payers are requiring more standardized proven treatments where there are positive patient outcomes – and basing their reimbursement strategies on those potential outcomes. Even the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) references the guidelines for coverage determination. By not using NCCN guidelines, your practice could face unnecessary financial risks.
If you are interested in learning more about how IntelliDoseTxM and the integrated templates could help your practice and your patients, start a conversation with one of our team members at info@intrinsiq.com.