Gary Shelton on Reimbursement for Palliative Care
Gary Shelton, PhD, coordinator of supportive oncology services at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses reimbursement for palliative care.
There are codes dedicated for certain palliative services, such as symptom management and discussing advanced directives or goals of care. Insurance companies do often cover these services. Additionally, if a patient is receiving palliative care while seeing another provider, the service can be added on.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
