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Death of Small Practice OR Rise of an Integrated SystemJohn V. CoxApr 16, 2010
I ran across a post on a healthcare blog that I would encourage folk to read. Jann Sidorov writes about the predicted death of small practices. I love his analogy to an...
Practice and Patient Care
Marrying cost effectiveness and 'best evidence'John V. CoxJan 13, 2010
Posted ahead of print is an interesting and article by Neubauer, et al : Cost-Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Treatment Guidelines for the Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the Community Setting. Marcus and several of...
Practice and Patient Care
The complexity of using clinical data to measure outcomes and comparative effectivenessDouglas W. Blayney, MD, FASCODec 29, 2009
So... I've been thinking about how to use our existing data repositories for measuring cancer outcomes and for comparative effectiveness. QOPI is a great start (here)—it is oncologist-driven and adaptable; the...
Practice and Patient Care
Mortality and cost benefits of inpatient Health Information Technology—A cross sectional study from Texas hospitalsDouglas W. Blayney, MD, FASCOApr 22, 2009
Another study, demonstrating the clinical utility of Clinical Information Technology (CIT)—including some positive influence on mortality and cost of care, albeit in non-oncology conditions, was published earlier this year.
Practice and Patient Care
Cancer SurvivorshipDouglas W. Blayney, MD, FASCOMar 12, 2009
Last week, I participated in a panel on cancer survivorship, chaired by melanoma survivor Sam Donaldson, formerly the White House correspondent of ABC News, at the NCCN conference in...
Practice and Patient Care
ePrescribing and scheduled narcotics for pain control in cancer patientsDouglas W. Blayney, MD, FASCOJan 23, 2009
Incentives for ePrescribingThe Wall Street Journal has a story last week on ePrescribing, written by Laura Landro, a WSJ managing editor and...
Practice and Patient Care
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