The Advanced Alternative Payment Model: Catalyst for Prostate Brachytherapy Adoption?

Shearwood McClelland; Daniel G. Petereit

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.12.024

doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.12.024

The Advanced Alternative Payment Model: Catalyst for Prostate Brachytherapy Adoption?

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International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics7.00

Volume: 106, Issue: 5, Pages: 1104 - 1105

Published: Apr 1, 2020

Abstract

The impending implementation of the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model (APM) is poised to initiate dramatic disruption in the financial incentives associated with radiation oncology practice, reversing previous incentives for increased fractionation and moving toward incentivizing brevity of care. 1 Howard D.H. Torres M.A. Alternative payment for radiation oncology. JAMA. 2019; 322: 1859-1860 Crossref PubMed Scopus (18) Google Scholar...