FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

The Time Has Come for National Insurance Cards Therese M. Mulvey JOP Jul 2008: 161. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Barriers to Enrollment of Elderly Adults in Early-Phase Cancer Clinical Trials • Potential strategies to overcome barriers to enrollment of seniors into early-phase trials. Michele Basche, Anna E. Barón, S. Gail Eckhardt, Lodovico Balducci, Martha Persky, Adrah Levin, Nathaniel Jackson, Chan Zeng, Pamela Vranas, and John F. Steiner JOP Jul 2008: 162–168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Commentary

Overturning Barriers Will Take Heavy Lifting Harvey Jay Cohen JOP Jul 2008: 169–170. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      BUSINESS OF THE BUSINESS

Concurrent Infusions • Clarification of the appropriate use of the concurrent drug administration code. JOP Jul 2008: 171. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      BEST PRACTICES IN PRACTICE

Clinical Pharmacists in Oncology Practice • The collaboration between oncologists and clinical pharmacists seems destined to grow. JOP Jul 2008: 172–174. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Increased Use of Oral Chemotherapy Drugs Spurs Increased Attention to Patient Compliance • Ensuring that patients with breast cancer are taking the oral aromatase inhibitors prescribed as follow-up treatment to surgery is an ongoing concern for oncologists. Jeffrey Patton JOP Jul 2008: 175–177. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      FEATURE ARTICLE

The 2007 National Practice Benchmark: Results of a National Survey of Oncology Practices • 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. Thomas R. Barr, Elaine L. Towle, and William M. Jordan JOP Jul 2008: 178–183. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      THE VOICE OF ASCO
ASCO's Clinical Practice Committee

The Clinical Practice Committee: A Look Ahead W. Charles Penley JOP Jul 2008: 184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CLINICAL RESEARCH

ASCO Outlines Minimum Standards and Exemplary Attributes for Research Sites: Previews Tools to Be Provided • Encouraging community oncologists to consider how to enhance their research programs and also to give practitioners not already involved in research a clearer understanding of what it involves. JOP Jul 2008: 185–187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      FOR YOUR PATIENTS
Cancer.Net Resources

Cancer.Net JOP Jul 2008: 188. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Patient Advocate Corner

Planet Cancer: A Community of Young Adults With Cancer Heidi Adams JOP Jul 2008: 189. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      FOCUS ON QUALITY

Geriatric Oncology: Past, Present, Future • Efforts to integrate geriatric oncology principles in the training of all medical oncologists are underway. Arati V. Rao, Arti Hurria, Gretchen Kimmick, Sandro Pinheiro, and Pearl H. Seo JOP Jul 2008: 190–192. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Commentary

Caring for the Elderly Cancer Patient: Training the Next Generation of Oncologists Gary H. Lyman JOP Jul 2008: 193–194. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      STRATEGIES FOR CAREER SUCCESS

Financial Management in Oncology Practice, Part 2: Billing and Collections • It pays off to learn how to code accurately and how to make sure that what you legitamately earned is billed correctly and collected on time. JOP Jul 2008: 195–199. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Personal Health Records: An Emerging Trend • While today PHRs seem far from the world of working oncology offices, that may change soon. JOP Jul 2008: 200–202. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      IT HELP DESK

Principles of Safe Practice Using an Oncology EHR System for Chemotherapy Ordering, Preparation, and Administration, Part 1 of 2 • An outline of broad principles that should be considered when integrating an electronic health record, and in particular, a chemotherapy ordering module, into practice. Lawrence N. Shulman, Robert S. Miller, Edward P. Ambinder, Peter Paul Yu, and John V. Cox JOP Jul 2008: 203–206. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CURRENT CLINICAL ISSUES

When Doctors and Patients Disagree About Medical Futility • Factors that may help physicians determine when additional treatment is medically futile, and what physicians can do to encourage patients to explore more appropriate care options. Mary S. McCabe and Courtney Storm JOP Jul 2008: 207–209. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Including Oncological Image Data From CD-ROMs into the Normal Workflow Peter M.A. van Ooijen and André Broekema JOP Jul 2008: 210–211. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ERRATA

Erratum JOP Jul 2008: 211. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Erratum JOP Jul 2008: 211. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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