NCCN will collaborate with five community oncology practices to pilot the implementation of the HERC over approximately 18-months. We are seeking a diverse group of community oncology practices to ensure the tool is tested in a variety of settings.

Goal: Evaluate the performance of the HERC in identifying and measuring health care practices with the potential to advance equitable care within health care organizations.

Primary Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of implementing the HERC with scoring at community oncology practices.

Site Expectations: Sites will participate in the 18-month project period. Sites will complete a self-score at baseline and 15-months utilizing a secure REDCap database, and NCCN will provide third-party score reports. Based on scores, sites will develop strategies and action plans to address low-scoring areas. NCCN will regularly engage with the sites to solicit feedback through surveys and site visits, to continue to enhance the HERC, processes, and resources. Project support totaling $50,000 will be provided in five milestone payments to participating sites. Note that this project does not collect any protected health information.

Eligibility Criteria:
  • Community oncology practice, including but not limited to safety-net, rural, community affiliate of academic medical center, private practice settings, and/or other relevant community practice settings
  • Located within racially and ethnically diverse region, per current US Census data
  • Serve a geographically distinct patient population with limited overlap of catchment area to other participating sites
  • Have the personnel resources to support project activities
  • Agree to participate in study
If your practice meets the eligibility criteria and is interested in learning more about the HERC pilot project, please complete the following questions.

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1. Practice Name (Required.)

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2. Practice Address

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3. How would you describe your practice? Select all that apply. (Required.)

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4. Practice Size

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5. Population Served: Race and Ethnicity (Estimated Percentage)

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6. Population Served: Insurance Status (Estimated Percentage)

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7. Contact Information (Required.)

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