Oncology Issues : Current Issue
Oncology Issues
The Journal of the Association of Community Cancer Centers
September/October 2008 Vol. 23 No.5
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FEATURES
ASCO Meeting Studies That
May Change How You PracticeCary A. Presant
Highlights of the abstracts and study results that are likely to change cancer care.
Strategic Planning for Practices
Dawn Holcombe
From strategies for data collection and SWOT analysis to tips for selecting a skilled facilitator, here are the tools that your practice needs to plan its strategic retreat.
Strategic Planning for Hospital-based Cancer Programs
Cheryl Gelder-Kogan, Teri U. Guidi, Elaine Kloos, E. Strode Weaver, and Theodore E. Wolfe
A comprehensive service line analysis is the first step in the strategic planning process.
Making Sense of the Conundrum: Medicare Reimbursement for New FDA-approved Drugs and Biologics
Denise K. Pierce
Getting paid for a new FDA-approved drug is a three-step process.
The Digital Age
An Interview with Mary Hayes and Carina Marrero
Here's how one healthcare system transitioned to digital mammography, including a discussion of the decision-making and implementation process.
MEMBER PROFILE
The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Pardee
Hospital, Hendersonville, N.C.
ISSUES
CMS Releases Proposed OPPS Rule; PQRI Pays More than $36 Million in Physician Bonuses; ACCC Submits Comments on 2009 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule.
TOOLS
Cancer drugs, genetic tests and assays, and devices in the news.
Don Jewler, Communications Director
