Oncology provider's disease management program targets hospital care for savings.

Abstract

Capitated provider saves more than $100,000 in first year of disease management program for cancer care: Although the actual patient numbers are low, cancer care consumes a disproportionate amount of resources. That's why this New Hampshire-based multispecialty group practice and affiliated hospital targeted cancer cases for disease management. Here are the details on how this aggressive program works, along with key areas of cancer care that reap the greatest cost efficiencies and some interesting costs data.