California
Oncology
Weekly
"Where California Oncologists Go For Answers!"
A collaborative publication of the
Medical Oncology Association of Southern California, Inc.
and the
Association of Northern California Oncologists, Inc
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This Weekly's Hot Topic's
- The National Center for Health Statistics has released the FY 2019 ICD-10-CM code changes. (National News)
- On July 24 and 26, CMS will host two 60-minute webinars about public reporting on Physician Compare. (CMS news)
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California News
- Please join CAPP/MICRA for an evening reception in honor of Assembly Member Marc Berman on Wednesday
, August 1st from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm. The reception will be held at Los Altos Sub-acute and Rehabilitation Center (809 Fremont Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024).
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- Noridian/JEMAC has the following updates on their website
- MLN Connects Provider eNews:
Announcements: New Medicare Card: MBI Changes; MIPS Payment Adjustment Targeted Review: Request by September 30; Open Payments Program 2017 Financial Data; Laboratory Date of Service Exception
Claims, Pricers & Codes:
Events:
CMS Data Element Library Webinar-July 11; Public Reporting on Physician Compare Webinar-July 24 or 26
Publications
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* HCPCS Drug/Biological Code Changes-July 2018 Update-Second Revision CR10624
* Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Information on RAs and MSNs
* Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Authentication
* ASC Payment System-July 2018-Revised CR10788
* MolDX Molecular Test Registration and Claims Submission-R4
* Molecular Diagnostic Program (MolDX) Manual Revised
* July Education Events-Register Now
* NCCI PTP Edits, Version 24.3, Effective October 1, 2018 Update CR10827
* MolDX: CDH1 Genetic Testing Billing and Coding Guidelines-R1
* MolDX: myPap Billing and Coding Guidelines-R2
* QMB CMS Audio Recording and Transcript Available
- Upcoming Noridian/JEMAC webinars include:
* Critical Care Webinar (July 11 and 12)
* Noridian Part B Web Tour (July 12)
* Modifier 59, NCCI and MUEs Webinar (July 25)
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SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, August 11, 2018, 1:00pm - 7:00pm for MOASC's Spotlight on Oncology, at the Waterfront Beach Resort Huntington Beach.
Southern California Oncologists, who attended ASCO in June, will present topics that include updates on:
Breast cancer; Genitourinary GU cancer; Melanoma; Targeted Agents in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; GI Non-Colorectal Malignancies; GI Colorectal Malignancies; Precision Medicine in Oncology. For more information and to register, e-mail moasc@moasc.org or call 800-310-3553 x1.
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A MOASC Member is having trouble finding and purchasing IV Magnesium
. Please contact
moasc@moasc.org
if any of your suppliers have it in stock. Thank you!
- MOASC and ANCO are jointly conducting a 2018 staff salary survey. The survey will be USPS mailed, e-mailed/FAXed to all MOASC members in mid-May and is available online at
www.anco-online.org/salary.html
. A $50 Visa gift card for respondents is included in this year's survey. Return your completed survey no later than September 30; results will be analyzed and reported in 4Q2018.
JOB BOARD:
The Medical Oncology Care Associates in Orange, California has 3 available positions:
Physician:
Full-time, board certification and/or board eligible in oncology &/or hematology.
Register Nurse:
Immediate position available 3 days/week. Must have a minimum of 2-3 years of experience. Duties include: Injections, start IV's, PAC/PICC access, flushes, chemo admin, computer-EMR, vitals, venipuncture and admin duties as required.
Medical Assistant:
Back Office/Full-time Monday-Friday. Taking vitals, venipuncture, phlebotomy, multitask, Injections, assists MD. Requirements: H.S. graduate or GED equiv., Medical Assistant diploma and Phlebotomist Certification. At least 1 year of working experience. Spanish speaking preferred, but not necessary. Please email your CV or resume to
Julie@medicaloncologycare.com or fax (714) 547-7326.
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- The Conquer Cancer Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2019 Young Investigator Award (YIA), including the YIA dedicated to a northern California Fellow. Learn more about the YIA at https://www.conquer.org/young-investigator-award and submit your application no later than September 25.
- ANCO and MOASC are jointly conducting a 2018 staff salary survey. The survey will be USPS mailed, e-mailed/FAXed to all ANCO members in mid-May and is available online at www.anco-online.org/salsrvy.html. A $50 Visa gift card for respondents is included in this year's survey. Return your completed survey no later than September 30; results will be analyzed and reported in 4Q2018.
- ANCO members may register at a discounted rate for the
19th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress
(Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, July 26-29) at
http://gotoper.com/go/ILC18ANCO
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SAVE THE DATE: ANCO'S
ASCO Highlights 2018
will take place on August 25 at The Claremont Resort in Oakland. Download the announcement and registration form at www.anco-online.org/ASCOHL2018.pdf.
- ANCO is organizing a series of Hematologic Malignancies Updates in 2018. The first Update took place on June 16 at the Sacramento Hyatt Regency with Gabriel Mannis, M.D., University of California, San Francisco, Joseph Tuscano, M.D., University of California, Davis, Jeffrey Wolf, M.D., University of California, San Francisco, and Naseem Esteghamat, M.D., University of California, Davis. The latest research on novel treatment modalities for hematologic malignancies--leukemias, lymphomas and myeloma--along with case studies for these diagnoses were presented. These updates are supported by AMGEN, Janssen Oncology, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Oncology, and Seattle Genetics. Download the presentations www.anco-online.org/education.html. The next
Update
takes place on September 15 in Palo Alto; watch for an announcement and registration form in August.
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- The National Center for Health Statistics has released the FY 2019 ICD-10-CM code changes. The FY 2019 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used from Oct. 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2019. Click here for more information, to access the changed codes, and to download the complete code set.
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CMS News
- CMS has announced that participants in the MIPS in 2017 can review their MIPS final score and performance feedback on the QPP website. The payment adjustment received in 2019 is based on this final score.
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On July 24 and 26, CMS will host two 60-minute
Physician Compare
webinars about public reporting on Physician Compare and information in the pipeline for potential inclusion on Physician Compare in late 2018
, including Year 1 Quality Payment Program performance information. Specifically, the webinars will cover: Overview of public reporting on Physician Compare; Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) on Physician Compare; Upcoming 30-day Preview Period.
Two different times are offered. Both webinars will present the same information. During each webinar, you will have an opportunity to ask questions. Registration information coming soon.
To learn more about public reporting on Physician Compare, visit CMS' Initiative page where you can find resources and documents, including information about the 2016 performance information currently available on Physician Compare.
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Affiliate Association News
- COA and their Pharmacist group, COPA, are needing your help to send to them ANY & ALL PBM delay stories, as well as any other stories where patient care is compromised.
Several fronts, including legislative (federal and state levels) and legal are being tapped into! The message MUST go out far and wide. Below are some quick links to a couple of projects that COPA board members have been working on. There are links to two articles and one podcast below that are very well done regarding the challenges that we all face surrounding PBMs and them restricting our ability to care for our patients.
- ASH has submitted comments on the CMS National Coverage Analysis for CAR T-cell therapy for cancer. ASH recommended that CMS not proceed with a National Coverage Determination (NCD) at this time because CAR T-cell therapy is an evolving area of medicine and with over 400 clinical trials in process, it is impossible to know what the ultimate applications of this therapy will be. Read ASH's letter at
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ASH is accepting nominations for the Honorific and Mentor Awards through July 16, 2018
. The ASH
Honorific and Mentor Awards are the highest level of recognition that the Society bestows for contributions to the field of hematology. Information about the awards is available on the ASH website
:
Honorific
and
Mentor. Nominations can be filled out at:
https://awards.hematology.org.
- ASCO's Best of ASCO San Diego takes place on July 13-14. Registration and housing is now available at
https://west-boa.asco.org.
- ASCO is requesting you to
submit an abstract
no later than July 24 by 8:59 PM (PDT) for the Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium, on November 16-17, 2018 in San Diego.
Innovative and cutting-edge research is growing across the field of palliative and supportive care, underpinned by continuing advances in symptom science. This symposium is the ideal venue to present your research to colleagues interested in the integration of palliative and supportive care across various cancer care settings.
- The Medicare PROPOSED Regulations for 2018 should be out this week. onPoint Oncology and Bobbi Buell are scheduling the following Lunch and Learn Webinars: Proposed 2018 Medicare Regulations: Offices and Hospital Outpatient on 7/20/2018 and 7/27/2018 at 9am PDT (12pm EDT, 11am CDT, 10am MDT).
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All hematology researchers are encouraged to submit an abstract by
August 1 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, for the best new scientific research in all areas of hematology. More than 1,000 abstracts will be presented orally, at the 60th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, with thousands more accepted for poster presentations. All accepted abstracts will be published in Blood. Don't miss this great chance to showcase your research in front of the brightest minds and influencers in the field of hematology! Visit the
ASH website for a full list of abstract review categories, policies, and eligibility requirements.
- NCCN has published the following updates at www.nccn.org: bladder cancer (V5.2018), pancreatic adenocarcinoma (V1.2018).
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MOASC CALENDAR
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SAVE THE DATE
ANCO Hematologic Malignancies Updates (Palo Alto,
September 15)
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The
Medical Oncology Association of Southern California
(MOASC) is a leading oncology society that advances and protects the ability of cancer patients to obtain, and the ability of the oncology physicians to provide, optimal cancer care. The
Association of Northern California Oncologists
(ANCO) is an association of hematologists/oncologists dedicated to promoting high professional standards of cancer care by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas, data, and knowledge.
The material contained in the
California Oncology Weekly
is intended as general information for ANCO and MOASC members. Because diagnostic, treatment, contracting, coding, and billing decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis, any such information contained in the
California Oncology Weekly
may not apply in any given situation. Members are encouraged to contact their own consultants or advisors to obtain specific advice on matters relating to contracting, coding, and billing. The information contained in
California Oncology Weekly
should not be used as a substitute for such advice.
This publication provides a summary of regulations affecting oncology and its business practices. Reading this newsletter does not substitute for understanding regulations and verifying the validity of every claim. This information is time-sensitive and is subject to change. MOASC or ANCO accepts no liability for any statements or articles herein.
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