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The OncLive Oncology Business Management condition center page is a comprehensive resource for news and expert insights on business-focused updates and topics in oncology practices, including diversity efforts, telehealth, gaps in care, payment models, and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on updates and best practices with oncology business management.

My Virtual Office of the Future

March 6th 2008

When speculating about what my practice might look like 20 years from now, I of course immediately imagined a healthcare utopia untainted by health insurance companies and medical malpractice lawyers.

Nanomedicine Researchers Use Invisible Materials to 'Cloak' Implants

March 6th 2008

Nanomedicine researchers from UCLA and Northwestern University have teamed up to develop nanoscale polymer thin films that provide efficient localized drug delivery to cloak implants, rendering them invisible to the bodys immune system.

Robots: They're Everywhere!

March 6th 2008

Science fiction stories about robots usually fall into one of two categories: good robots or bad robots. In the future, we are told, the machines will either be our obsequious servants, quietly following our orders according to an ingrained code of ethics, or our malevolent adversaries, hell-bent on eradicating humankind.

7 Questions... With Dr. Robert Kolodner

February 25th 2008

...with Dr. Robert Kolodner. Before becoming interim National Coordinator, Dr. Kolodner was the chief health informatics officer of the Veterans Health Administration.

The Remote Presence Robotic System

February 25th 2008

We profile InTouch Technologies' Remote Presence (RP) robotic system, a modern-day "Rosie" from the Jetsons...is it for you?

GlaxoSmithKline

February 25th 2008

What's in the pipeline as far as new technologies for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline? We investigate...

NextMail/SkyMail

February 25th 2008

We profile two innovative mobile dictation and documentation solutions that are sure to keep doctors connected to their office and patients.

So You Wanna Be a...Flight Surgeon

February 25th 2008

We talk to Dr. Kenneth R. Harman, Chief, Health Services Division, US Coast Guard Air Station, Cape Cod, MA; flight surgeon for Coast Guard District I, which extends from the Maine-Canada border to NJ

Talking Texas Hold Em

February 21st 2008

Whether you're looking to walk the walk, talk the talk, or just learn a little bit about Texas Hold 'em poker, this month's Downtime will surely get you started. Shuffle up and deal!

Hardware - HDTV Defined

February 21st 2008

You're an MD. You dig tech. You dig HDTV and want to get a new tube, but you already deal with enough complex terms in your practice, so you just don't have the time to deal with 3,000 more...

ARCHOS 604-WiFi Portable Media Player

February 21st 2008

With this new portable media player, physicians and administrators can both capture and access patient files and records with a few clicks, and view, listen, and record content with ease.

Split Personalities: The Amazing Dr. Z

February 21st 2008

Steven Zuckerman, MD, aka "The Amazing Dr. Z," is a solo-practice neurologist and amateur magician in Baton Rogue, LA. We spoke with Steve to learn how he maintains his medical practice -- and magic!

So You Wanna Be a...Medical Ethicist

February 21st 2008

We talk ethics with Joel Frader, MD, MA, Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

Digital Multitasking Systems: All-in-One Media for Your Unique Lifestyle

February 21st 2008

Whether you're looking for the best all-in-one television/Internet/gaming PC, or simply a program that provides optimal photographic images, there is a product out there for you.

The 21st Century Patient-Physician Relationship

February 21st 2008

New technologies and new expectations are combining to change the ways patients view their relationships with healthcare providers. Traditional roles are being skewed, and we examine further.

Athletic Supporters

February 21st 2008

I'm a sports guy. I was not the most gifted athlete in high school, but nevertheless, I can talk sports and compete in a pick-up game of almost anything and hold my own.

The National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative

February 21st 2008

What program is used, who is expected to take adavantage of NePSI, and how the system is superior to other products.

Roche

February 21st 2008

How Roche is using the latest technologies to develop pharmaceuticals and devices.

Technology Gone Bad? False Starts, Poor Design, and User Error in Health IT

February 21st 2008

New healthcare technologies promise to make the practice of medicine safer, more efficient, more transparent, and more effective. But what happens when things donï¿½t go according to plan?

Assume the Position!: Major Medical Society Statements on Pay for Performance

February 21st 2008

As healthcare costs continue to soar out of control, the push to contain costs by tying physician reimbursement to patient outcomes ... is gaining momentum.