1. Integrated Cancer Solutions
Value-based Oncology Care
Managing cancer quality and costs is critical, but traditional pricing controls, disease management, and
utilization policy often place payers and providers at odds with one another. Effective cancer care requires
an advanced approach that integrates services and aligns incentives for consistent care delivery across
the cancer continuum.
Innovent Oncology has developed the only comprehensive program to address the primary cancer cost
drivers of wide variation in treatment selection, side effects that prompt emergency room visits and
hospitalizations, and treatment at the end of life.
Managing Key Cost Drivers
Cost Driver #1 Cost Driver #2 Cost Driver #3
Variable Use of Drugs and Diagnostics Deterioration of Patient Health Status Ineffective Interventions Near the
During Treatment Between Treatments End of Life
Level I Pathways Patient Support Services Advance Care Planning
Expected Results Expected Results Expected Results
• Reduced variability in treatment patterns • Reduced hospitalizations • Reduced costs of treatment near the
end of life
• Reduced costs of drugs, radiation and • Reduced ER visits and unplanned
diagnostic imaging office visits • Increased hospice utilization
• Reduced medication errors • Increased adherence to treatment plan • Improved symptom management
• Improved clinic efficiency • Improved patient self-management • Documentation of patient’s values and
goals of treatment
• Increased patient/ caregiver satisfaction • Increased patient/ caregiver satisfaction
• Increased patient/ caregiver satisfaction
Quality Reporting/Outcomes Quality Reporting/Outcomes Quality Reporting/Outcomes
Innovent Oncology begins with Level I Pathways, evidence-based guidelines that limit the wide variances driving
tremendous cost disparities in oncology today. Clear, credible clinical standards—developed by practicing community
oncologists—are the foundation for treatment selection and quality patient care. Reportable treatment comparisons
identify provider compliance and facilitate performance-based reimbursement.
Through Patient Support Services, Innovent Oncology enables oncologists to deliver proactive disease management
services to members between office visits. This increases member adherence to their treatment plan and reduces
unplanned visits to their oncologist, emergency room utilization and hospitalizations.
Advance Care Planning helps the oncology care team prepare patients for disease progression and document patient
treatment preferences, including palliative care and hospice. This proactive approach eases patient distress, increases
their satisfaction with care and ensures more appropriate services utilization.
The end results?
• Patient, payer and provider connectivity
• More consistent care
• Predictable costs
• A better experience for all
Integrated Cancer Solutions

2. Integrated Cancer Solutions
Patient Support Advance Care
Level I Pathways: Services: Planning:
The Next Step in Oncologist-directed Beyond Costs, Peace of Mind
Evidence-based Medicine Disease Management for Everyone
Level I Pathways from Innovent The inability to manage cancer’s Trained to help patients fight their
Oncology are the next step in clinical complexities and emotional disease, oncologists are routinely
managing quality and cost. Moving issues can result in unnecessary confronted by the end-of-life issues
beyond broad label listings and patient and family distress from of patients and their loved ones. It’s
public domain guidelines, Level I unplanned office visits, trips to the one of the most difficult things for
Pathways first narrow the options emergency room, or worse, a everyone involved.
to those with proven clinical hospitalization. These events are
Innovent Oncology Advance Care
effectiveness and the least possible hard on patients and costly to our
Planning is designed to facilitate
toxicity. If there are comparably healthcare system.
timely, sensitive discussions with
effective drugs, then toxicity and
With Innovent Oncology Patient patients and loved ones as they
cost are factored into the pathway.
Support Services, the full promise confront transition to palliative care.
It’s that simple. of disease management is realized The same care team that guides
through a direct connection to the patients through active/curative
Level I Pathways oncologist's plan of care. Patient treatment reviews care options,
• Physician-led, expert Support Services are initiated by Advance Directives, palliative care
development and integrated with the oncology and hospice. These discussions
care team so that patients receive empower patients and their
• Broad, deep and ongoing clear information, focused education caregivers, increase their satisfaction
evidence review specific to their disease and with care and give everyone peace
• Narrow subset of currently regular support from experienced of mind.
accepted guidelines oncology nurses using standardized
education materials. Advance Care Planning
• Incorporates cancer staging, • Early introduction and review of
current patient status and line Patient Support Services
end of life (EOL) concepts
of therapy • Oncologist-directed and including Advance Directives,
• Effectiveness and toxicity first, integrated with care plan palliative care and hospice
cost second • Focused education and • Involve physician and qualified
intervention by cancer specialist non-physician professionals
• Practice-based and call • Clarify intent and document
center-supported patient wishes
• Drug specific information, side • Implement Advance Care Plan
effect profile and plan
• Nutrition education
For more information about the
Integrated Cancer Solutions available from Innovent Oncology:
Call: (866) 214-2194
Email: innovent@usoncology.com • www.innoventoncology.com
Integrated Cancer Solutions
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