Leading provider of oncology patient portals chosen to support the first oncology practice recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Seattle, WA – June 5, 2014 — Navigating Care, the leading provider of oncology-specific patient portals, announces that Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology, P.C. (CMOH) in Delaware county Pennsylvania has chosen Navigating Care’s Patient Engagement Portal for its cancer program and patients. The Oncology Patient Centered Medical Home® is a unique model of cancer care delivery developed by Oncology Management Services (OMS) and piloted by CMOH. The practice is committed to providing the highest level of patient-centered care and will use Navigating Care’s service to enhance patient engagement to further improve care delivery. CMOH joins an established and expanding network of influential cancer programs and over 1,000 care providers who have chosen the Navigating Care service to provide patient centered care.
“After reviewing multiple patient portal options, including the option of building our own, we selected Navigating Care’s Patient Engagement Portal. They provide a comprehensive solution that will complement our OPCMH® model of care. We look forward to working collaboratively with Navigating Care to continuously improve our patients’ experience as well as our practice’s delivery of patient- centered cancer care via enhanced patient engagement,” said John Sprandio, M.D.
With value-based care becoming the focus of healthcare reform, cancer programs will increasingly be required to more fully engage their patients in their care, to improve care coordination and gain greater levels of patient participation. Navigating Care’s service gives patients secure online access to their health information, delivers personalized patient education to improve medication adherence, and streamlines communication with their healthcare team — resulting in greater levels of patient participation and improved efficiency for the cancer program.
Additionally, the service allows patients to provide vital information, including patient reported outcomes, back to their healthcare team and also the ability to communicate and receive support from their personal network of family and friends, plus the option to connect with a community of over 100,000 other cancer patients and caregivers.
“John Sprandio and his practice are the pioneers in developing a new care model that focuses on the patients and ensures the highest level of quality and efficiency for the patients, employers, providers and health plans they serve,” said Gena Cook, CEO of Navigating Care. “We are thrilled to support their efforts and to build upon their great work for even higher rates of patient engagement, care coordination, and efficiency using our platform which is critical for the evolution to value based cancer care.”
Navigating Care’s mission is to transform healthcare through patient centered care by using technology to connect cancer patients to their healthcare team, their own health records, and the right information at the right time. Navigating Care’s Patient Engagement Portal provides oncology clinics with a branded, online extension of their care model, empowering them to save time and money while providing better quality care. The company was founded in 2008 by technology and healthcare veterans and is based in Seattle, Washington.
Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology (CMOH) is a leading medical oncology and hematology practice with three locations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. For over 25 years, CMOH has been providing high quality care for patients with all types of cancer and hematological conditions. Our care is built on a unique model developed by Dr. John Sprandio, The Oncology Patient Centered Medical Home (OPCMH)®.