The insurance company spent three years creating a database for oncologists on the treatment of cancer patients receive. UnitedHealthcare is soon to measure their results against the guidelines provided by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Hopes are that the registry will help oncologists compare the treatments they use compared to other oncologists to eliminate unnecessary procedures.
Another insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan helped the American Society of Clinical Oncology create a quality assessment program as well. This collaboration was created to recruit more doctors and participants help create cancer patients guidelines for health insurance companies and health care providers.
In theory, these programs are great ideas. But because cancer treatments vary from person to person, creating guidelines can be difficult.
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