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Key Practice Indicators in Office-Based Oncology Practices: 2007 Report on 2006 Data

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As community-based oncology practices continue to adjust to changes made by payers, both government and private, the metrics needed to assess business changes become increasingly more important. A January 2007 Report to Congress by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) stated that "physicians reorganized their practices to become more efficient and control costs by obtaining lower prices on drugs," and "all practices made at least some changes to lower their expenses, particularly their drug and staffing costs."¹

In 2006, Onmark, an Oncology Therapeutics Network (OTN) company, conducted the Office-Based Oncology Business Benchmarking Survey, and reported highlights of the results in . . . [Click for More]

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