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Paul Celano, MD
President

P. Gregory Rausch, MD
Vice President

Eric Seifter, MD
Secretary

Peter Graze, MD
Treasurer

Board Members

Sandra Bailey
At-Large

Thomas Bensinger, MD
At-Large

Arun Bhandari, MD
At-Large

William Sharfman, MD
At-Large

Mei Tang, MD
At-Large

David Weng, MD
At-Large

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Janssen provides discussion paper for 2020 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule.

The CMS fact sheet is available here. In the FY 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule, CMS addresses how the agency proposes to pay for CAR T-cell therapy administered on an inpatient basis.

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CMS Open Payments: Review and Dispute Period Now Open

U.S. physicians have from April 1 until May 15 to review and dispute Open Payments data before it is made public on June 30. Review of the data is voluntary, but strongly encouraged to help improve the accuracy of the reported data.

Learn more here

ASTRO releases updated radiation oncology safety guide
In conjunction with Patient Safety Awareness Week, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) published an update today to its framework for safe and effective radiation therapy treatment. The comprehensive reference guide, Safety is No Accident: A Framework for Quality Radiation Oncology and Care, is available for download.

CDC Issues Key Clarification on Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Agency Clarifies CDC Guideline Not Meant to Limit Access to Appropriate Pain Management for Individuals with Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease