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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.

FDA Approves Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

February 12th 2014

The FDA has expanded the approval of ibrutinib to include the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who have received at least one previous therapy.

EHR Meaningful Use Deadline Pushed to March 31

February 11th 2014

Providers who are eligible to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic health record (EHR) incentive program have a one month reprieve to show that their practices are using the technology in a meaningfully useful way.

FDA Grants Belinostat Priority Review for Advanced PTCL

February 6th 2014

The FDA has granted a priority review designation to the intravenous pan-HDAC inhibitor belinostat (Beleodaq) as a treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma

Lawmakers Agree on a Plan to Repeal Sustainable Growth Rate Payment Model

February 6th 2014

Lawmakers have moved to reform Medicare's troublesome physician payment formula with an update that uses a single conversion factor to determine the physician fee schedule.

Genmab Focuses Oncology Research on Monoclonal Antibodies

February 6th 2014

Genmab, the publicly traded, international biotechnology company, has an oncology pipeline that focuses on two classes of drugs: naked antibodies and antibody drug conjugates

Insurers in Government-Run Exchanges to Expand Provider Networks by 30% in 2015

February 5th 2014

A news story from Bloomberg Business News suggests that insurers who are participating in government-run health insurance exchanges will be required to increase "essential community providers" in their local geographic area by 30% by 2015.

Current Physician Compensation Models Prevent Shift to Pay-for-Value

February 4th 2014

Although new physician compensation models promote pay-for-value, episodic bundles, and risk-adjusted bundles, physicians in non-solo practices are compensated using four methods: base salary, compensation based on personal productivity, compensation based on practice financial performance, and bonus based on factors other than personal productivity and practice financial performance.

Eltrombopag Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Severe Aplastic Anemia

February 3rd 2014

Eltrombopag has received a Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA for the treatment of cytopenias in patients with severe aplastic anemia who have had insufficient response to immunosuppressive therapy.

Survey: Half of Physician Practices Won't Start Preparing for ICD-10 Until May

February 3rd 2014

A survey about physician practice readiness for the upcoming ICD-10 deadline suggests that half will only start preparing in May 2014 for the transition.

An Enhanced Health Information Exchange Manages Costs and Improves Care

January 31st 2014

Creating an enhanced, common health information exchange (HIE) pipeline where clinicians, payers, and patients share structured information from multiple electronic medical record/electronic record platforms would effectively manage costs and enhance patient care in oncology, according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Oncology Practice.

Survey of First-year ACOs Reveals Operational Challenges with CMS Data

January 29th 2014

Accessing and processing data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) is the leading operational challenge faced by accountable care organizations (ACOs), according to a large-scale survey conducted by the National Association of ACOs.

Patient Flow, Efficiency Tied Up with Office Profitability

January 27th 2014

While hospitals and cancer centers are taking cues from the hospitality industry, office practices are learning that improving the patient flow aids in running an efficient office.

Patient Flow, Efficiency Tied Up with Office Profitability

January 27th 2014

While hospitals and cancer centers are taking cues from the hospitality industry-think hoteliers like Marriott, Hyatt, and even Ritz-Carlton-office practices are learning that improving the patient flow aids in running an efficient office. That is translating into increased profitability.

Five Ways the ACA Will Affect Urology Practices: Insights from a health policy expert

January 24th 2014

Organization into large group practices will be a key way for urologists to successfully navigate a healthcare system that continues to be fraught with an enormous amount of change, a keynote speaker said during LUGPA's annual meeting in Chicago in November.

New Tracking System to Deter Prescription Drug Counterfeiting

January 24th 2014

A new medication tracking system to counter drug diversion and counterfeiting might have some oncologists feeling a little safer about the chemotherapy they prescribe for their patients.

New Tool Allows Radiation Oncologists to Track X-rays in the Body

January 23rd 2014

Dartmouth University researchers started investigating the phenomenon called the Cherenkov effect in 2011

Can We Hope for the Best From the Affordable Care Act?

January 23rd 2014

The classic saying Have a Happy and Healthy New Year takes a particularly important meaning this year, as Jan 1, 2014, is now a landmark date in the history of US healthcare with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare

OncLive Adds Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to its Strategic Alliance Partnership Program

January 22nd 2014

OncLive will work with Georgia's only NCI-designated cancer center to support its efforts to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research and translate that knowledge into excellent patient care.

Dr. Kapoor on LUGPA's Successes and Challenges

January 22nd 2014

Deepak A. Kapoor, MD, former president of the Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA), discusses the successes of and challenges facing LUGPA.

Oncologists Make the Case for Single Payer System

January 22nd 2014

When a patient receives the diagnosis of cancer, regardless of stage or severity of the disease, one of the many questions asked is how to pay for the treatment.