Bending the Cost Curve: A Unique Collaboration Between Radiation Oncologists and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to Optimize the Use of Advanced Technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e321-e327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Steingisser ◽  
Brian Acker ◽  
Stuart Berman ◽  
Mark J. Brenner ◽  
Bruce A. Bornstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Cost Curve ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Planning Time ◽  
Blue Cross Blue Shield ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Blue Shield

Because of increased treatment planning time and quality assurance, IMRT is costly. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Radiation Oncology Physicians Advisory Council have developed a strategy to develop standards for the appropriate use of IMRT.

Quality assurance for prospective EORTC radiation oncology trials: The challenges of advanced technology in a multicenter international setting

2011 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien C. Weber ◽  
Philip M.P. Poortmans ◽  
Coen W. Hurkmans ◽  
Edwin Aird ◽  
Akos Gulyban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
International Setting

Contour Extraction of Cerebrovascular Based on Maximum Optimization Cost

2011 ◽  
Vol 204-210 ◽  
pp. 1415-1418
Author(s):  
De Jiang Zhang ◽  
Na Na Dong ◽  
Xiao Mei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Programming ◽  
Blood Vessel ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Differential Method ◽  
Cost Curve ◽  
Contour Extraction ◽  
Target Image ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Conventional Algorithm

By studying the conventional algorithm of contour extraction, a new method of contour extraction in blood vessel of brain is proposed based on the MOC maximum optimization cost. First of all, the theory computes the gray differential of the image by conventional differential method to build the cost space. Then, by using dynamic programming theory, the maximum optimization cost curve in the space is extracted to serve as the specific cerebrovascular profile. The experiments show that this method ensures high efficiency in extracting cerebrovascular contour and a high accuracy in positioning cerebrovascular contour, and it diminishes the target image ambiguity caused by noise to improve the anti-interference ability of Contour extraction.

scholarly journals Development of a Multicenter Interventional Cardiology Database: The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (BMC2) Experience

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
EVA KLINE-ROGERS ◽  
DAVID SHARE ◽  
DIANE BONDIE ◽  
BRUCE ROGERS ◽  
DEAN KARAVITE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interventional Cardiology ◽  
Blue Cross Blue Shield ◽  
Blue Shield

Can Genomics Bend the Cost Curve?

JAMA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 307 (10) ◽  
pp. 1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Cost Curve ◽  
The Cost
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