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2008
March/April 2008
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FEATURES
- The North American Phase III Intergroup Trial NO147
- Lighting Up the Lives of Cancer Patients by Developing Drugs for Tumor Inaging and Photodynamic Therapy: A "See and Treat" Approach
- Getting the Most from Your Cancer Registry
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DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor: Mining for Gold
- President's Message: Feeling Better
- Issues: CMS receives five compendia requests. National poll shows how the national coverage determination on ESAs is affecting patients. An update on ACCC's Compendia-based Drug Bulletin. A snapshot of 2008 reimbursement. Plus, a primer on SRS and radiotherapy coding.
- ACCC Member Profile: The Cancer Center at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika, Alabama.
- Action: Successful 16th Annual Oncology Presidents' Retreat.
January/February 2008
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FEATURES
- NSABP B–39/RTOG 0413 Clinical Trial
- Virtual Thoracic Surgery
- The Payer's Perspective: Where We Need to Go
- The Physician's Perspective (with Some Health Policy Thrown in)
- The Cancer Program Administrator's Perspective: No Margin, No Mission!
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DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor: Back to the Future
- President's Message: We are Stronger!
- Issues: Big changes to 2008 HOPPS; ASP+5 percent, increased packaging and bundling, CMS guidelines to help "define" visit levels, and more.
- ACCC Member Profile: Enloe Cancer Center in Chico, California
- Action: ACCC Hosts Successful Hospital Summit
2007
November/December 2007
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FEATURES
- Implementing TomoTherapy in a Community Setting
- Medication Reconciliation: Meeting the Challenge
- How a Dedicated Coder Can Help Improve Your Bottom Line
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DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor: "You're a Winner!"
- Survivorship: We are All in This Together
- Issues: Update on national coverage determination for ESAs; Phase III of physician self-referral rule; Drug Compendium update; new lung cancer guidelines; and more.
- ACCC Member Profile: The Regional Cancer Center, Singing River Hospital System, Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Action: ACCC's 24th National Oncology Economics Conference, Cancer Care: The Next Frontier
September/October 2007
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FEATURES
- State of the Science: An Overview of New and Existing Therapies for Metastatic Melanoma
- The Joint Commission Disease-Specific Certification Program
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DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor: The Cancer Experience
- President's Message: A Prescription for the Rest of My Life
- Issues: Drug compendium update; ACCC's comments on the NCD for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents; the need for outcome data related to new radiation oncology equipment; top 10 billing errors in hospital outpatient departments; and more.
- ACCC Member Profile: The Cancer Center at Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park, Illinois
- Action: Oncology Reimbursement Toolbox Workbook and DVD
July/August 2007
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DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor: The Cancer Experience
- President's Message: A Prescription for the Rest of My Life
- Issues: Drug compendium update; ACCC's comments on the NCD for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents; the need for outcome data related to new radiation oncology equipment; top 10 billing errors in hospital outpatient departments; and more.
- ACCC Member Profile: The Cancer Center at Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park, Illinois
- Action: Oncology Reimbursement Toolbox Workbook and DVD
May/June 2007
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FEATURES
- NSABP Trial R-04 and ECOG Trial 5204
- Tackling Chemotherapy Reimbursement
- Healing the Body, Mind & Spirit
- The Promise of Proton Therapy
- ACCC's Oncology Pharmacy Survey
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DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor: Catastrophic News
- President's Message: Developing Quality Survivorship Programs in Our Cancer Centers
- Issues: Update on Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; APC panel recommends ACCC plan to improve reimbursement for pharmacy services; CMS official addresses ACCC Annual Meeting attendees; proposed changes to clinical trial policy; two options for hospital P4P program; and more.
- ACCC Member Profile: Riverside Cancer Care Center, Riverside Health System, Newport News, Va.
- Action: ACCC's 33rd Annual National Meeting
- IGRT Supplement
March/April 2007
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FEATURES
- E5202: The GI Intergroup Strategy for Stage II Colon Cancer Patients
- Multikinase Inhibitors and Renal Cell Cancer: How They Work and the Promise They Hold
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DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor: Spring Cleaning
- President's Message: The Providers' Role in Pay for Performance
- Issues: CMS Deputy Administrator on the future of cancer care; an update on "brown-bagging;" the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; coding for E&M services; and more.
- ACCC Member Profile: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York.
- Action: ACCC's 15th Annual Presidents' Retreat
January/February 2007
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DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor: Slam Dunk
- President's Message: Cut to the Bone
- ACCC Member Profile: Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Healthcare System, Shreveport, Louisiana.
- Action: ACCC's Winter Regional Symposia focus on oncology economics and management, including a special webinar; highlights of ACCC's 2006 Cancer Program Administrators' Survey, and more.
Don Jewler, Communications Director
