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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.

Life Persists: One Fellow Finds Hope Amid Cancer's Destruction

July 13th 2011

It was midnight and I had just been jarred out of a sound sleep by the startlingly repetitive beeping of my pager.

Planning and Execution Are the Keys in Salary Negotiation

July 12th 2011

Whether you are negotiating an $80K or $580K salary, the strategies for success are the same.

Dr. Lichter on ASCO's Global Collaboration Focus

July 8th 2011

Dr. Allen S. Lichter Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on ASCO's Global Collaboration Focus

Black Patients With Cancer Are More Willing to Deplete Their Finances to Prolong Life

July 5th 2011

A new study suggested that black patients with cancer are less hesitant to spend all their financial resources on treatments that prolong life than white patients with cancer.

Learning to Deliver Bad News

June 27th 2011

How do you tell a 45-year-old mother of 2 that not only has her breast cancer returned but it is now incurable?

FDA Mandates Graphic Cigarette Label Warnings

June 21st 2011

In an effort to draw attention to the dangers of tobacco, the FDA has mandated the inclusion of graphic warnings to cigarette packs and advertisements.

What I Have Learned Since Fellowship: Tips for Professional Success and Happiness

June 20th 2011

Tips for success from Lawrence B. Afrin, MD an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

'Dark Energy' Within the Human Cell

June 14th 2011

Recently, significant attention has been focused on dark energy, despite our inability to directly detect it, because it represents 72% of everything in the universe

World Community Responds to the Global Cancer Crisis

June 13th 2011

According to the World Health Organization, NCDs, such as cancer, comprise 63% of annual global mortalities, claiming the lives of 7.6 million people each year

ONS President Carlton Brown's War on Cancer Perspective

June 1st 2011

Carlton Brown President of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Gives His Perspective on the War on Cancer

PER Joins Oncology Group; New Conference Lineup Set

May 26th 2011

Physicians' Education Resource (PER), a prominent medical education company that specializes in oncology and hematology conferences and programs, is now part of ArcMesa Educators

What Oncologists Should Know About Advocacy and Support Groups

May 23rd 2011

Patient advocacy and support groups for cancer patients come in all shapes and sizes. The list is long and encompasses many types of cancer, from the most common to the rare.

Report Forecasts Double-Digit Increase in Cancer Drug Spending

May 20th 2011

The amount of money spent in the United States on oncology drugs is expected to rise from 8% to 15% a year through 2013

Leaving One "Haze" and Entering Another

May 20th 2011

The explosion of knowledge emanating from laboratories and clinics across the globe is steadily clearing the "haze" that shrouds the molecular basis of malignant cell transformation, growth, and spread

Roswell Park Cancer Institute: A History of Initiative and Innovation

May 12th 2011

Founded in 1898 by Dr Roswell Park, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) is the oldest dedicated comprehensive cancer center in the country

Senators Introduce Bill to Correct Medicare Reimbursement for Cancer Drugs

May 5th 2011

Reimbursement is often insufficient to cover the purchase cost of cancer drugs, forcing oncologists to pay out of pocket to treat patients

Dr. Cobb on the Complications of Reimbursement in Oncology

May 5th 2011

Dr. Patrick Cobb from the Community Oncology Alliance on the Complications of Reimbursement in Oncology

Ted Okon Foresees a Shortage of Oncologists in the Future

May 2nd 2011

Ted Okon Explains Why he Foresees a Shortage of Oncologists in the Future

Ted Okon Talks About the Issues With Reimbursement

April 29th 2011

Ted Okon Talks About the Issues With Reimbursement

Dr. Cobb Discusses the Implications of the VBID

April 28th 2011

Dr. Cobb Discusses the Implications of the Value Based Insurance Design