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The 2007 National Practice Benchmark: Results of a National Survey of Oncology Practices

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Long-term trends in the cost of pharmaceutical goods purchased by community oncology practices seem to have dramatically changed in 2007, potentially ending an era of practice growth built on the economic engine of in-office chemotherapy provision. These same data support the hypothesis that many practices have and continue to respond to this economic challenge by adding nonphysician practitioners, electronic medical record systems, or both, to better leverage physician time. This trend seems consistent with the predictions of economic theory and may presage opportunity for better, more efficient clinical operations that will lower the cost of care and so improve value.

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