Aetna & University Of Chicago Medicine Form Oncology Medical Home

The University of Chicago Medicine and Aetna announced a collaboration to create an oncology medical home that is designed to improve the care experience for cancer patients. This approach allows teams of cancer specialists to work together to care for a patient with a cancer diagnosis. The model is part of a strategic decision to transition from fee-for-service reimbursement to value-based payment.

The operating principles of the UChicago Medicine and Aetna oncology medical home include an orientation to the whole person, where a personal physician from UChicago Medicine is responsible for providing or arranging all of a . . .