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Courts are ruling in favor of plaintiffs in malpractice cases claiming that physicians are negligent in their use and application of genetic testing methods, according to an abstract presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical [ Read More ]
Oncology is evolving from a high-margin infusion business into diversified medium-margin businesses, according to Jeffrey Patton, MD, medical oncologist and CEO, Tennessee Oncology, Nashville. At the 2011 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Patton discussed how to [ Read More ]
Many groups have begun taking on more challenging operational strategies for success, said Har – vey D. Bichkoff, MPH, CEO of Marin Specialty Care, a collaboration of specialty physician groups in Marin County, California, presenting at the 2011 annual meeting [ Read More ]
It goes without saying that the world of oncology has grown more complex through the years. In addition, certain nuances (eg, multiple locations, large hematology volume, space inefficiencies, treating referred-in nononcology infusion patients, utilization of nonphysician providers, clinical research in [ Read More ]
For the past 4 years, various entities, large and small, have struggled to address the question of guidelines and pathways in oncology. Thousands of hours have been spent building software solutions to the complexity of oncology decision making. A handful [ Read More ]
Managing a hospital-based cancer center is a complex task and it is all too easy to become consumed putting out the daily fires, losing sight of the larger responsibility of maintaining an efficient and financially viable service line. A dashboard [ Read More ]
When accountable care organizations (ACOs) were first proposed as part of healthcare reform possibilities, many in the healthcare industry jumped all over the term. An ACO is a group of healthcare providers who contract with Medicare to be responsible for [ Read More ]
Cancer Care Northwest (CCNW) is an approximately 20-physician multispecialty oncology group in Spokane, Washington, that has undergone several consolidations over the past 15 years. In this article I would like to outline these efforts, hoping to share the experiences and [ 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 ]
More than 25 years ago, Dr Fitzhugh Mullan described the seasons of survival in a narrative of his personal experience of being diagnosed and treated for cancer and facing the other side of the stethoscope in the New England Journal [ Read More ]