title: Reply to "transforming oncology care": advancing value, accessing innovation.
abstract: Alternative payment models in oncology are already successfully standardizing care, curbing costs, and improving the patient experience. Yet, it is unclear whether decision makers are adequately considering patient access to innovation when creating these models, which could have severe consequences for a robust innovation ecosystem and the lives of afflicted patients. The suggested chart includes recommendations on: Allowing for the adoption of new, promising therapies; Promoting the measurement of patient-centered outcomes; and Providing support for personalized medicine.
authors.affiliation: 1 Broadway, 15th Fl, Cambridge, MA 02142. E-mail: rparadis@nehi.net.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paradis
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D057285:Precision Medicine