Select Components of an MPN Quality Initiative
Oncology practices across the country are recognizing the importance of developing and continually improving quality care.1,2 Quality Initiatives are an essential component for maintaining accreditation from organizations such as URAC®, ACHC, ASCO, and The Joint Commission.
Patients with MPNs are a population that may benefit from disease-specific quality programs. MPN Quality Initiatives are focused on the goal of helping to improve patient care. A successful Quality Initiative begins with proper planning through gathering the data about your target patient population and partnering with the other members of the practice team for implementation. Tracking the progress of the quality initiative can demonstrate areas for improvement, as well as identify success stories to share.
*Prior to 1996, URAC® was known as Utilization Review Accreditation Commission.
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Monitoring lab values and blood counts
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Optimizing dosing
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Assessing the spleen
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Tracking symptoms (MPN-SAF TSS)
Improved patient experience
*Prior to 1996, URAC® was known as Utilization Review Accreditation Commission.
Why Quality Care Matters
Quality Initiatives encourage a culture of excellence and self-examination that helps deliver quality care3
Quality care benefits patients
Organizations with Medically Integrated Dispensing Pharmacies (MIDPs) provide multidisciplinary care, with (pharmacy) providers remaining close to patients throughout their care journey4
Practices can pursue MIDP-focused Oncology Practice Certification
There is a growing trend of programs designed to evaluate an oncology practice’s performance against quality measures and standards established by oncology experts5
New incentives from CMS create opportunities
Oncology Care Model (OCM) [evolving to Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) in July 2023], and Value-Based Contract (VBC) agreements, which are performance-based, create the need to broadly monitor the quality of care cancer patients receive6-8
Why Patients With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Need QIs
MPNs are rare hematopoietic stem cell disorders9,10
- MPNs are characterized by clonal expansion and transformation into aggressive forms of bone marrow failure or acute leukemias9,11
Each type of MPN can evolve into another type, making diagnosis, risk assessment, and therapeutic strategies difficult9-11
- Patients with rare cancers—including MPNs—face therapeutic challenges, including incorrect/late diagnosis and lack of definite treatment protocols and guidelines10
How QIs can help patients with MPNs
- Patients with MPNs could benefit from the close monitoring and specialized care that Quality Initiatives may help deliver
- Multidisciplinary engagement in the practice, together with the commitment of a Quality Initiative champion, are keys to successful implementation
CONSIDER QualityInitiatives
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