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Achieving Data-Driven Success Under the Oncology Care Model

Announced by the CMS in January 2015, OCM is one of the most recent programs in a litany of new experiments.  Simplifying and organizing the complex data and policy component of this program requires specialized expertise in healthcare analytics.

Read about DataGen's recent work related to the OCM in Achieving Data-Driven Success Under the OCM, which identifies four critical areas data analytics will need to address for any bundled payment model.

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