Caring for patients with cancer or blood disorders can be a difficult challenge. Various types of doctors and other healthcare professionals can be involved in providing care. Patients can interact with physician assistants, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nutritionists and counselors, among others. Patients may need several different kinds of treatments. These can range from surgery and chemotherapy to radiation therapy, as well as new and advanced treatments of many kinds.
These many factors can make for a complicated situation, with patients and their loved ones in the middle. It’s a lot to understand and keep track of. When that happens, it’s important to keep all of the people and information organized and clear at all times. If things get disorganized, mistakes can occur. Even if no mistakes are made, care can become more costly. For example, with several doctors involved, tests may be done unnecessarily.
Caring for cancer patients can be a difficult challenge. Various types of doctors and other healthcare professionals can be involved in providing cancer care. Patients can interact with physician assistants, cancer nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nutritionists and counselors, among others. Patients may need several different kinds of treatments. These can range from surgery and chemotherapy to radiation therapy, as well as new and advanced treatments of many kinds.
These many factors can make for a complicated situation, with patients and their loved ones in the middle. It’s a lot to understand and keep track of. When that happens, it’s important to keep all of the people and information organized and clear at all times. If things get disorganized, mistakes can occur. Even if no mistakes are made, care can become more costly. For example, with several doctors involved, tests may be done unnecessarily.
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Many medical practices and hospitals have decided to make sure their cancer care is organized, coordinated and systematic. To make this happen, these providers usually do the following:
RCCA Chief Medical Officer Iuliana Shapira, MD, and Dr. David Siegel, MD, PhD, discuss CAR-T cell therapy. This Cancer Conversations video is another component of RCCA’s commitment to ongoing communication with our patient’s primary care physicians and other specialists.
In recent years, some medical practices and hospitals have asked their nursing staffs to help coordinate patient care. These nurses help patients in many ways, including:
Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) delivers highly organized, coordinated cancer care. That means your patients get the support, education and individualized attention they need. Our oncologists work closely with our physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and you and your staff to ensure your patients are getting the finest care available.
For more information, or to schedule an appointment for one of your patients, call 844-346-7222. Patients can also schedule an appointment by calling the RCCA location nearest to them.
Regional Cancer Care Associates is one of fewer than 200 medical practices in the country selected to participate in the Oncology Care Model (OCM); a recent Medicare initiative aimed at improving care coordination and access to and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
