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. 2008 Jul;4(4):178-83.
doi: 10.1200/JOP.0843501.

The 2007 national practice benchmark: results of a national survey of oncology practices

Thomas R Barr, Elaine L Towle, William M Jordan

The 2007 national practice benchmark: results of a national survey of oncology practices

Thomas R Barr et al. J Oncol Pract. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

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.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Oncology trends per full-time equivalent (FTE) physician.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Oncology trends per full-time equivalent (FTE) physician in constant 1991 dollars.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Median new patients per full-time equivalent (FTE) physician, 2000 to 2007.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
New patients per full-time equivalent (FTE) physician, with and without nonphysician practitioners (NPPs).
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
New patients per full-time equivalent (FTE) physician, with and without nonphysician practitioners (NPPs), arrayed by practice size.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
New patients per full-time equivalent (FTE) physician, with and without nonphysician practitioners (NPPs), arrayed by number of new patients.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
New patients per full-time equivalent (FTE) physician, with and without nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) and electronic medical record systems (EMRs).
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Practice size. Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) physicians.
Figure 9.
Figure 9.
Distribution of physicians by practice size.
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