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Nate Handley MD

@nate_handley

Integrative physician
Director of the Integrative Cancer Recovery @JeffMarcusInst

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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

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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

In end of life care, higher quality is clearly associated with lower costs. However, few organizations have pathways for end of life care. 
<a href="/ScottDRamsey/">Scott Ramsey</a> #HICOR #ASCOQLTY19
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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

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%. <a href="/YaleCancer/">Yale Cancer Center</a> #ASCOQLTY2019
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How much money could we save if Medicare could negotiate drug prices? Per Kelvin Chan, The Pan-Canadian pharmaceutical alliance does; the initiative saves an estimated $2.26 billion/year. #ASCOQLTY19

How much money could we save if Medicare could negotiate drug prices? Per Kelvin Chan, The Pan-Canadian pharmaceutical alliance does; the initiative saves an estimated $2.26 billion/year. #ASCOQLTY19
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"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

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Great point: "When thinking about deimplementation, it's important to remember than whenever you take away something that may not be helpful, you're also taking away something that could cause harm. Everything we do has the potential to cause harm." @DKorenstein #ASCOQLTY19

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. 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

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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-Le…

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A proper tribute to health care workers on the Covid-19 front lines: forgive their student loan debt statnews.com/2020/04/09/for… via STAT

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.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

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Couldn’t have said it better myself... ā€œSupportive 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

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#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

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"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