SubscribeArecent Kurt Salmon survey of best practices among the nation’s leading oncology networks suggests that ownership can have significant influence on a network’s ability to implement best practices, and provides a road map for each ownership type to enhance its [ Read More ]
We are just now beginning to see some of the lesser known pieces of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as the Federal Phy – sician Sunshine Act (Social Security Act § 1128G), which is designed to [ Read More ]
My last article described how to begin to determine the amount of individual disability insurance available. This article is focused on what to look for in a policy and help you decide which riders should be part of your policy. [ Read More ]
For oncology to move forward, innovation is required. Science, technology, patient care, and communication are all components of this move toward significant improvement. With the advent of government incentives to encourage the uptake of oncologists’ use of technology in a [ Read More ]
As developments in cancer treatment shift toward oral agents, new processes, procedures, and strategies must be developed to help healthcare providers maintain the same level of interaction with patients. Traditionally, patients are seen by their oncologists and then sent to [ Read More ]
With today’s focus on the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) as a viable option for healthcare delivery and cost reform, a group of researchers explored how best to translate the concept from the primary care model [ Read More ]
Hospital-based cancer centers and service lines face tough competitive pressures from other practices and hospitals competing for market share, reputation, referrals, and managed care contracts. For hospital-based programs, competition also can arise internally, as other service lines and business units [ Read More ]
From informal discussions in 2004 to a ribbon cutting in 2008, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and New Ham pshire Oncology-Hematology (NHOH) embarked on an odyssey to provide world-class cancer care in Londonderry, New Hampshire (Sidebar), according to Denis B. Hammond, [ Read More ]
Although members of the cancer care team will sacrifice their time and energy for the care of their patients, all too often it is done to the detriment of themselves and their families, especially in the areas of personal financial [ Read More ]
As cancer prevalence continues to rise in the United States, demand increases for highly coordinated oncology networks that provide the best possible patient care closest to home. A Kurt Salmon study conducted in the fall of 2010 found that although [ Read More ]