Articles/News – Press Releases - Regional Cancer Care Associates

RCCA President and CEO Terrill Jordan to Share Insights at Patient-Centered Oncology Care Conference 2020

June 17, 2020

The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®), the leading multimedia peer-reviewed journal dedicated to issues in managed care, will host the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) 2020 conference virtually on September 25. The program will be co-chaired by Joseph Alvarnas, M.D., editor-in-chief of AJMC®’s Evidence-Based Oncology™ and vice president of government affairs, senior medical director for … Continued

Why Receiving Cancer Care Near Home Makes (Dollars and) Sense: RCCA’s Iuliana Shapira, MD, Comments on Major New Study

September 7, 2019

A new study shows that the benefits of receiving cancer care close to home extend beyond the obvious quality-of-life advantages to a reduced incidence of being hospitalized and lower costs paid by patients. The study, published in the August 1, 2019 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, examined how travel time affected healthcare costs … Continued

NOTICE OF A DATA PRIVACY EVENT

July 23, 2019

RCCA MSO LLC (“RCCA MSO”), the management services entity for Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC (“RCCA”) and RCCA MD LLC (“RCCA MD” and, together with RCCA MSO and RCCA, the “RCCA Group”) recently discovered an incident that may affect the security of personal information of certain current and former patients. We are taking this incident … Continued

Extraordinary Nurses Recognized At Regional Cancer Care Associates

May 30, 2019

Ann Walsh, Nurse at Regional Cancer Care Associates is being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award recipient is Ann Walsh. The nomination read as follows “Ann … Continued

Hopeful News for Cancer Patients from Iuliana Shapira, MD, RCCA’s New Chief Medical Officer

March 23, 2019

Many forms of cancer soon will be treated like high blood pressure – as a serious disease that, even if it cannot be cured, can be managed for a very long time with oral medications that have few side effects, says Iuliana Shapira, MD. As the newly appointed Chief Medical Officer of Regional Cancer Care … Continued

Cancer Care and the Self-Insured Business: Doing Right by Employees While Controlling Costs and Improving the Bottom Line

October 1, 2018

Medium-sized and even smaller employers can help control the impact that an employee’s cancer care has on their insurance costs while still ensuring that the employee has access to the latest evidence-based treatments, according to Denis Fitzgerald, MD. “As a hematologist/oncologist, I see the human toll of cancer every day. And as an owner of … Continued

2018 Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC Retreat Sponsorship

October 20, 2017

RCCA’s Annual Clinical Retreat is held, in concert with corporate partners, to allow Oncologists, Advanced Practice Nurses, Oncology Nurses and Clinical Research Staff to openly discuss new advancements in clinical data and the future of Oncology diagnosis, prognosis & treatment.

RCCA Expands to Connecticut, Continuing Its Growth as One of the Nation’s Largest Multi-State Oncology/Hematology Physician-Owned and -Operated Networks

January 17, 2017

HACKENSACK, N.J., January 17, 2017 – With more than 20 existing cancer care delivery locations throughout New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C., Regional Cancer Care Associates, or RCCA, started 2017 by adding six Connecticut-based cancer specialists to the network. RCCA’s northward expansion to Connecticut is in keeping with the network’s mission of providing patients with … Continued

RCCA Makes Innovative UnitedHealthcare Cancer Care Program Available to Patients in Maryland

November 22, 2016

HACKENSACK, N.J., Nov. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) is expanding its cancer care payment initiative with UnitedHealthcare to RCCA patients in Maryland who are covered by UnitedHealthcare benefit plans. The program, made available at RCCA New Jersey locations in January, rewards physicians for focusing on best treatment practices, quality patient care and … Continued

REGIONAL CANCER CARE ASSOCIATES AND AETNA FORM ONCOLOGY MEDICAL HOME

October 13, 2016

Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) and Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced a collaboration to create an oncology medical home that is designed to improve the care experience for cancer patients.