INDIANA MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SOCIETY
INDIANA MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SOCIETY
INDIANA MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SOCIETY
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Currently, IOS is in the process of arranging a meeting among IOS representatives, P4 personnel, and<br />
BCBS/Anthem/WellPoint to discuss the IOS endorsement of P4 to implement and manage a pilot pathways<br />
program for oncology in Indiana and to establish the next steps in this process.<br />
IOS’s role in a project such as this is particularly noteworthy. It is only a matter of time before private payers will<br />
use some kind of quality measures to determine what constitutes appropriate services for the majority of our<br />
patients, allowing leeway for those who present the most unique, complex, or difficult-to-treat cases. Some state<br />
societies have had to respond after a company has entered into a contract with the primary private payer in the<br />
state to implement a pathways program. When this occurs, the provider community tends to feel omitted from<br />
the pathways development process. IOS is approaching this preemptively to ensure that providers not only assist<br />
in the development of the pathways to be used in Indiana, but are comfortable with them, as well.<br />
We have developed a question and answer document to address some of the immediate questions you may have<br />
about this project. Visit our website, www.ios-indiana.com, to review it. Because this is a complex arrangement<br />
that will evolve over time, IOS will continue to update you with information as it becomes available. In the<br />
meantime, if you have additional questions or want to discuss the IOS decision, please don’t hesitate to contact<br />
me at nchowhan1@gmail.com or Kim Woofter, Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, at kwoofter@mhopc.com.<br />
This matter also will be the subject of the next regularly-scheduled monthly teleconference for managers,<br />
administrators, and other oncology business personnel on Wednesday, May 25 at 3:00 pm ET. This is open to all<br />
IOS members and you and your staff are welcome to join the conversation. Watch your email for announcements<br />
of the teleconference, which will contain call-in information.<br />
I am very proud of our state society’s work on this project, which was initiated during Dr. Stephen Eberwine’s<br />
presidency. I hope you also will be proud of IOS’s involvement in being a participant in change and not just a<br />
victim of it. Thank you for your continued support of our state society.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Naveed Chowhan, MD, FACP, MBA<br />
President
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