Send us a Text Message.Laboratory Benefit Managers have emerged over the past decade to fill the need to manage complex and expensive laboratory testing for payers. They have become the new Precision Medicine Gatekeepers. Results from over 14 b

Therapeutic Inertia

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Send us a Text Message.The term therapeutic inertia describes the failure of health care providers to initiate or intensify therapy when it is clearly indicated by established guidelines. The term has largely been applied to the management of b

State Drug Price Transparency Laws

23 days ago 2m 46s

Send us a Text Message.Since 2016, 13 states have passed Drug Price Transparency Laws focused on enabling state policymakers to understand opaque drug pricing and payment systems to formulate policy solutions to high prices, while also creating

CMS Prior Authorization Final Rule

Apr 22nd, 2024 2m 46s

Send us a Text Message.On January 17th, 2024, CMS published the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule, to improve the electronic exchange of health care data as well as to streamline prior authorization processes. This final r

Federal No Surprises Act

Apr 16th, 2024 3m 12s

Send us a Text Message.Today’s topic is the Federal No Surprises Act.The Federal No Surprises Act is intended to protect consumers from unexpected medical bills that occur when a patient unknowingly receives medical services from physicians and

Welcome to the New Format!

Apr 15th, 2024 2m 38s

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to our new and revised market insights podcast format, where we have renamed our program the TKG PACT Executive Briefing. The new format will be condensed into 3-minute episodes of market insights, where we highli

Telehealth Policy Gaps: Challenges with Remote Prescribing

Mar 13th, 2023 42m 30s

Send us a Text Message.Telehealth Policy Gaps: Challenges with Remote PrescribingOn May 11th, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and some of the provisions that supported the explosive growth of telehealth, will expire, leaving telehealth provid

Circling the Wagons… to Solve Real Problems in Neurology

Jan 4th, 2023 40m 59s

Send us a Text Message.Circling the Wagons… to Solve Real Problems in NeurologyIt is estimated that globally, one in six people are affected by a health issue that includes some form of a neurological disorder. Within the United States, as many

"Period Poverty"... a Taboo Topic?

Dec 19th, 2022 20m 37s

Send us a Text Message."Period Poverty"... a Taboo Topic?Unfortunately, there are some issues in healthcare that seem to get ignored, or simply don’t get discussed appropriately, and today’s topic is one of these challenging issues. In many c

NCCN Policy & Advocacy Priorities

Oct 17th, 2022 38m 23s

Send us a Text Message.NCCN Policy & Advocacy Priorities Supporting high quality cancer care through the NCCN Guidelines is a strategic pillar for the NCCN. Alyssa Schatz is the Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy at the National Comprehensive

Musical Chairs... Improving Infusion Therapy.

Oct 10th, 2022 41m 18s

Send us a Text Message.Musical Chairs... Improving Infusion Therapy“Musical Chairs”… how are we managing infusion center operations amid the financial and staffing woes of a healthcare system exhausted from nearly 3 years of a roller coaster ri

Who trains surgeons what medications to prescribe?

Sep 19th, 2022 35m 28s

Send us a Text Message.Who trains surgeons what medications to prescribe?We don't often think about surgeons as being significant prescribers of medications, but they actually prescribe a lot of medications and help patients manage their medica

Impact of Operating Room Shut Downs Due to Staffing Shortages

Aug 15th, 2022 35m 23s

Send us a Text Message.Impact of Operating Room Shut Downs Due to Staffing ShortagesA recent article in the Boston Globe raised a red alert on hospital operating rooms being temporarily closed due to staffing shortages and other pandemic relate

Advancing Health Equity: Individual Point of Care Solutions

Aug 7th, 2022 19m 25s

Send us a Text Message.Advancing Health Equity: Individual Point of Care SolutionsHealth equity is a complex issue, with a broad range of governmental, social service, and health care stakeholders who are wrestling with these issues. My guests

Advancing Health Equity: How are we doing?

Aug 5th, 2022 29m 17s

Send us a Text Message.Advancing Health Equity: How are we doing?Health equity is a complex issue, with a broad range of governmental, social service, and health care stakeholders who are wrestling with these issues. My guests today are The Kin

Advancing Health Equity: Using Data and Technology to Improve Outcomes.

Aug 5th, 2022 25m 29s

Send us a Text Message.Advancing Health Equity: Using Data and Technology to Improve Outcomes.Health equity is a complex issue, with a broad range of governmental, social service, and health care stakeholders who are wrestling with these issues

Are Staffing Shortages Increasing Adverse Events?

May 2nd, 2022 29m 24s

Send us a Text Message.Are Staffing Shortages Increasing Adverse Events?In March, The Advisory Board reported on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2022 according to ECRI, a 60-year-old nonprofit committed to the safety, efficacy, and cost-

Unintended Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Drug Prices

Apr 20th, 2022 14m 5s

Send us a Text Message.The Unintended Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Drug PricesRecently, we attended the Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association’s annual meeting in Boston, where we presented research our team did on the effect of Medicaid E

Hospital Flash Report: January was Devastating for Finances

Mar 22nd, 2022 20m 33s

Send us a Text Message.Hospital Flash Report: January was Devastating for Finances In February, Kaufman Hall published their Hospital Flash report that showed hospital finances in major distress mode, following the end of the Coronavirus Aid, R

Genetic Testing Errors Negatively Impact Therapeutic Decision Making

Jan 18th, 2022 28m 17s

Send us a Text Message.Genetic Testing Errors Negatively Impact Therapeutic Decision MakingIn this episode, we continue our discussion with Meagan Farmer and Danielle Bonadies as we discuss how the Top Errors in Genetic Testing may be negativel

Top Errors in Genetic Testing

Jan 10th, 2022 25m 5s

Send us a Text Message.Top Errors in Genetic Testing Negatively Impact Therapeutic Decision MakingIn today's episode we take a look at some of the significant challenges and errors we are seeing in the use of genetic and genomic testing, as the

The Battle over Site-of-Care

Jan 6th, 2022 11m 26s

Send us a Text Message.The Battle over Site-of-CareIn this episode, my good friend and colleague, Ellen Feinstein, and I continue our debrief of the December Oncology Thought Leader’s panel meeting. Today, we focus on how our panel member’s are

Critical Issues Facing Academic Cancer Centers

Jan 3rd, 2022 20m 23s

Send us a Text Message.Critical Issues Facing Academic Cancer CentersA few weeks ago, we hosted our December meetings of the Oncology Thought Leaders Network, a part of TKG’s Networks of Excellence, where we discussed many of the critical issue

Genetic Testing – Leveraging Results to Identify Patients for New Therapies

Oct 18th, 2021 18m 7s

Send us a Text Message.Genetic Testing – Leveraging Results to Identify Patients for New Therapies Today’s guest is Danielle Bonadies, a master’s trained genetic counselor and the Director of Genetics for My Gene Counsel. Danielle co-authored a

Genetic Testing – Managing Updates to Medical Management and Risk Profiling

Oct 11th, 2021 20m 38s

Send us a Text Message.Genetic Testing – Managing Updates to Medical Management and Risk Profiling Today’s guest is Danielle Bonadies, a master’s trained genetic counselor and the Director of Genetics for My Gene Counsel. Danielle co-authored a