
Nate Handley MD
@nate_handley
Integrative physician
Director of the Integrative Cancer Recovery @JeffMarcusInst
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http://natehandleymd.com 08-05-2013 05:24:54
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Operational definition of value in healthcare: does a medical intervention improve health outcomes in patients enough to justify the additional dollars spent compared to another intervention, or doing nothing? Scott Ramsey #ASCOQLTY19

In end of life care, higher quality is clearly associated with lower costs. However, few organizations have pathways for end of life care. Scott Ramsey #HICOR #ASCOQLTY19


Drugs account for 60% of total cost of oncology care at an academic medical center. This number is rising, and for a some practices it's closer to 70%. Yale Cancer Center #ASCOQLTY2019



"Our hospitalizations have actually decreased as we've used less growth factor--patients are being managed more appropriately, with dose-reduction". Effective de-implementation can be an important driver of high-value care. Lalan Wilfong of Texas Oncology #ASCOQLTY19


. Nate Handley MD discusses the field of precision oncology, specifically, how to target supportive and adjunctive services and how to personalize care plans regardless of geographic or demographic characteristics. bit.ly/2CMTCG9 #ASCODailyNews #GlobalHealth

I just preordered and highly recommend Stew Friedman and Alyssa Westring's important new book #ParentsWhoLead: The #Leadership Approach You Need to #Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your #Career, and Create a Richer Life. Hope you will too. amazon.com/Parents-Who-Leā¦

How do you make sense of the value-based care landscape in oncology? dailynews.ascopubs.org/do/10.1200/ADN⦠Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center #ASCOdailynews


Reimbursement for virtual and home-based care for oncology patients in the era of COVID-19: dailynews.ascopubs.org/do/10.1200/ADN⦠#ascodailynews Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Excited to partner with Nate Handley MD Adam Dicker and the extraordinary team Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center to support men with #prostatecancer Pack Health, A Quest Diagnostics Company #research

How can oncology practices support cultures of mindfulness? We describe 4 strategies. ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.120⦠#Mindfulness Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH, MACP Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center ASCO Publications

Optimizing Telehealth for Older Adult Patients With Cancer dailynews.ascopubs.org/do/10.1200/ADN⦠#ASCODailyNews ASCO Publications Andrew Chapman Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

.Mary Gay Scanlon I'm urging you to co-sponsor H.R. 2418 today! We can support those who are protecting our communities by forgiving student loans for health care workers making a significant contribution to COVID-19 treatment/research/recovery: tinyurl.com/3t3kthtc

Couldnāt have said it better myself... āSupportive Care: An indispensable component of modern oncologyā doi.org/10.1016/j.clon⦠What are your experiences with #supportivecare #palliativecare #wereallinthistogether #JeffTakeover Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Jefferson Health Brooke Worster

End of life decisions should not be made at the end of life! everplans.com/articles/a-com⦠#advancecareplanning #havetheconversation #JeffTakeover Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Jefferson Health Thomas Jefferson University Becky Cammy

What Do Oncology Providers Need to Know About Cannabis Use in Patients With Cancer? dailynews.ascopubs.org/do/10.1200/ADN⦠ASCO Brooke Worster Salimah Meghani, PhD FAAN

#JCOOP Editorial Nate Handley MD: Cancer care will be truly personalized when it proactively addresses the unique needs of an individual in a timely, streamlined, and meaningful fashion fal.cn/3jgUA #personcenteredcare #personalizedMedicine #precisiononc

"Early evidence demonstrates great promise of using integrative modalities to improve symptom burden, increase satisfaction, reduce overall cost". Congrats to Arlene Maheu, Soussan Ayubcha for this commentary on integrative medicine for inpatient care! tinyurl.com/3at23bua