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Topics
AML
Clinical Trial Updates 2009
by John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of, Pharmacy Operations, UMPC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2009
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of leukemia
Drug Therapy Review 2009
by Jeffrey F. Patton, MD, Medical Director, Tennessee Oncology
Facts & Figures 2009
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information
Improving Value 2009
by Leslie Fish, PharmD, Senior Director, Pharmacy Services, Fallon Community Health Plan
Industry Thought Leaders 2009
by David Chess, MD, Founder/Chief Medical Officer, Enhanced Care Initiatives
Pipeline Report 2009
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory & Reimbursement 2009
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Resources and References 2009
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Special Feature 2009
by Louis Hochheiser, MD, Medical Director, Clinical Policy Development, Humana, Inc.,Stanley Marks, MD, Deputy Director of Clinical Services for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Centers/University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute; and Robert Vanovich, PharmD, Manager of Clinical Services, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Breast Cancer
Bonadonna_BreastCancer
30 years' follow up of randomised studies of adjuvant CMF in operable breast cancer
Clinical Trails Update 2008
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Clinical Trial Update 2010
by John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations, UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2008
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies
Drug and Administration Compendia 2010
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies
Drug Therapy Review 2010
by Rowan T. Chlebowski, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Drug Therapy Review 2008
by Stefan Gluck, MD, PhD, FRCP(C) Clinical Director, Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute, UM/Sylvester Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Facts and Figures 2008
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Facts & Figures 2010
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Improving Value 2008
resulting outcomes with Lee Newcomer, MD, Senior Vice President of Oncology at UHC; Ranae Dahlberg, RN, BSN, Director of Clinical Services, Oncology Line of Service, UHC; and Bill McGivney, PhD, CEO, NCCN
Industry Thought Leader 2008
interviews with Joel Owerback, PharmD, Vice President and Cheif Pharmacy Officer, and Kathy Campagna, RN, MS, Medical Specialty Drug Contracting Program Director, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Industry Thought Leaders 2010
by Bridget Metcalf, Prinicpal, Healthcare Advocacy and Access, D.K. Pierce & Associates, Inc.
Pipeline Report 2008
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Pipeline Report 2010
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2008
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Resources and References 2008
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Resources and References 2010
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Special Feature 2008
by Brooke Pugmire, PharmD, BCPS
Special Feature 2010
by Rex W. Force, PharmD, Departments of Family Medicine and Pharmacy Practice, Idaho State University, and improveRX, LLC; and Brooke A. Pugmire, PharmD, Department of Pharmcay Practice, Idaho State University, and improveRX, LLC
Cervical Cancer
Clinical Trial Update 2009
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2009
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of cervical cancer
Drug Therapy Review 2009
by Reshma L. Mahtani, DO, Lynn Regional Cancer Center West
Facts and Figures 2009
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Improving Value 2009
by John S. Macdonald, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Aptium Oncology Inc.
Industry Thought Leaders 2009
A Discussion with Jeff Forringer, President of IntrinsiQ
Regulatory & Reimbursement 2009
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Resources and References 2009
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Colorectal Cancer
Clinical Trails Update 2011
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Clinical Trails Update 2007
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2007
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of colorectal cancer
Drug and Administration Compendia 2011
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies
Drug Therapy Review 2007
by Michael A. Choti, MD, MBA, The Jacob C. Handelsman Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, Johns Hopkins University
Drug Therapy Review 2011
by Johanna Bendell, MD, Director, GI Oncology Research; Associate Director, Drug Development Unit, Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Facts & Figures 2007
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Facts and Figures 2011
by Janet T. Serluco, Director, Specialty Injectables Market Research, ICORE Healthcare
Improving Value 2007
staff report with contributions from Robert Wanovich, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Affairs, Highmark, Inc.
Improving Value 2011
by Matthew Mitchell, PharmD, MBA, Manager, Pharmacy Services, SelectHealth
Industry Thought Leaders 2007
A Discussion with Helen Sherman, RPh, PharmD, Senior Director/Cheif Pharmacy Officer, Pharmacy Services, The Regence Group
Industry Thought Leader 2011
A Discussion with Kevin Kobielski, CPA, Director, Pharmacy Services, HealthNow New York Inc.
Pipeline Report 2007
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Pipeline 2011
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory & Reimbursement 2007
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2011
Denise K. Pierce, President, DK Pierce & Associates, Inc
Resources and References 2007
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Resources and References 2011
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Special Feature 2007
by Kjel Johnson, PharmD, Publisher, Managed Care Oncology
ICORE Healthcare Medical Injectables and Oncology Trend Report
2010 ICORE Healthcare Medical Injectables and Oncology Trend Report
Giving You the Data You Need
Lung Cancer
Chemo at End of Life Study_NSCLC 2008
Chemotherapy Given Near the End of Life by Community Oncologists for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Clinial Trial Updates 2011
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Clinical Trails Update 2008
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2008
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of lung cancer
Drug and Administration Compendia 2011
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies
Drug Therapy Review 2011
By David Spigel, MD, Tennessee Oncology
Drug Therapy Review 2008
by Chandra P. Belani, MD, Miriam Beckner Professor of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, and Deputy Director, Penn State Cancer Institute at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Facts and Figures 2008
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Facts and Figures 2011
By Janet T. Serluco, Director, Specialty Injectables Market Research, ICORE Healthcare
Improving Value 2008
by Ken Partic, MD, Chief Medical Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, and Terrence Shea, PharmD, Pharmacy Department, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Improving Value 2011
By Bruce Niebylski, MD, Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs, East Region, PriorityHealth
Industry Thought Leaders 2008
A Discussion with Burton F. Vanderlaan, MD, Regional Medical Director, Oncologist, North Central Region, Aetna, Inc.
Pipeline Report 2008
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Pipeline Report 2011
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2008
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Regulatory & Reimbursement 2011
Denise K. Pierce, President, DK Pierce & Associates, Inc
Resources and References 2008
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Resources and References 2011
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Lymphoma
Cinical Trial Update 2008
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Clinical Trials Update 2011
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug & Administration Compendia 2008
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of lymphoma
Drug and Administration Compendia 2011
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of lymphoma.
Drug Therapy Review 2008
by Stanley Marks, MD, Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UPMC Shadyside Hospital and Director for Clinical Services of UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug Therapy Reviews 2011
Jay Wang, MD, Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Facts and Figures 2008
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Facts and Figures 2011
Janet T. Serluco, Director, Specialty Injectables Market Research, ICORE Healthcare
Improving Value 2008
A Discussion with Nancy Stalker, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, and George Sl Jaresko, PharmD,Manager, Drug Information, Blue Shield of California
Improving Value 2011
Beckie Fenrick, PharmD, MBA; Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
Industry Thought Leaders 2008
A Discussion with Christy Bell, Senior Vice President, Healthcare management, and Richard Popiel, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Industry Thought Leaders 2011
Mark Zitter, MBA, Founder and CEO of The Zitter Group
Pipeline 2008
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Pipeline Report 2011
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2008
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2011
Denise K. Pierce, President, DK Pierce & Associates, Inc
Resources & References 2008
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Resources and References 2011
A comprehensive list of lymphoma sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals.
Special Feature 2008
by John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Operations, UMPC Cancer Centers
Melanoma
Clinical Trails Update 2009
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2009
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of melanoma
Drug Therapy Reviews 2009
by Keith T. Flaherty, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Facts & Figures 2009
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Improving Value 2009
by Dawn Holcombe, FACMPE, MBA, ACHE; President, DHG Consulting
Industry Thought Leaders 2009
A Discussion with Rex W. Force, PharmD,BCPS, FCCP; Founding Partner, improveRX
Pipeline 2009
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2009
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Resources and References 2009
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Multiple Myeloma
Clinical Trails Update 2011
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Correspondence 2011
Kjel A. Johnson, PharmD, Publisher, ManagedCare Oncology
Drug and Administration Compendia 2011
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies
Drug and Administration Compendia 2007
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of Multiple Myeloma
Drug Therapy Review 2007
by Lee schwartzberg, MD, FACP, Medical Director, The West Clinic
Drug Therapy Review 2011
by Ralph V. Boccia, MD, FACP, Medical Director, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Facts and Figures 2007
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Facts and Figures 2011
by Janet Serluco, Director , Specialty Injectables Market Research, ICORE Healthcare
Improving Value 2007
by Richard Cook, PharmD, Manager, Clinical and Quality Programs, Blue Care Network of Michigan
Improving Value 2011
by Mona Chirtre, PharmD, CGP, Director of Clinical Services, Strategy, and Policy, FLRx Pharmacy Management, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Industry Thought Leader 2011
by Mohamed Diab, VP, Medical Management, EmblemHealth, Inc
Industry Thought Leader 2007
A Discussion with Lee Neewcomer, MD, Senior Vice President of Oncology, United Healthcare
Pipeline 2007
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Pipeline 2011
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2007
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2011
by Denise K. Pierce, President, DK Pierce & Associates, Inc
Resources and References 2011
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Special Feature 2007
by Rex W. Force, PharmD, Kerri Chitwood, PharmD, BCPS, Patrick F. Gill, RPh, Millagro Valderrama, PharmD, Susan Weidner, MS, Cynthia D. Hill, PhD
Special Feature 2011
by Gary M. Owens, MD, Gary Owens Associates
Ovarian Cancer
Clinical Trails Update 2008
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2008
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of ovarian cancer
Drug Therapy Review 2008
by Reshma L. Mahtani, DO, Lynn Cancer Institute West
Facts & Figures 2008
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Improving Value 2008
by Winston Wong, PharmD, associate Vice President, Pharmacy Management, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Industry Thought Leaders 2008
A Discussion with Peter G. Ellis, MD, Director of Medical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Centers
Pipeline 2008
by Shubham Pant, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical Trials, Hematology-Oncology Section; and Howard Ozer, MD, PhD, Eason Chair and Chief, Hematology-Oncology Section, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2008
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Resources and References 2008
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Pancreatic Cancer
Clinical Trails Update 2009
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2009
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of pancreatic cancer
Drug Therapy Review 2009
by Robert L. Fine, MD, Director, Medical Oncology, The Pancreas Center
Facts & Figures 2009
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Improving Value 2009
by Beckie Fenrick, PharmD, MBA, Director of Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2009
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Resources and References 2009
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Prostate Cancer
Clinical Trails Update 2006
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Clinical Trial Updates 2010
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2006
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of prostate cancer
Drug & Administration Compendia 2010
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in the treatment of prostate cancer
Drug Therapy Reviews 2006
by Martin I. Renick, MD and Lester Persky, Professor and Chief, Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Drug Therapy Reviews 2010
by Charles J. Ryan, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Facts and Figures 2006
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Facts & Figures 2010
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Improving Value 2006
by Elan Rubinstein, PharmD, MPH
Industry Thought Leaders 2010
by Gary J. Tereso, PharmD, Manager of Pharmacy Services, Health New England, Inc.
Pipeline 2006
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Pipeline Report 2010
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2006
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2010
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Resources and References 2006
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Resources and References 2010
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Breat Cancer Treatments & Advancements 2006
by Gary Lyman, MD, Professor of Medicine and Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Practical Perspective 2010
by Beau Donegan , MBA, CEO, Newport Pacific Medical Associates
Radiation Oncology
Clinical Trails Update 2010
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in radiopharmaceuticals
Drug Therapy Review 2010
by Dwight E. Heron, MD, Vice Chairman of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Shadyside; and Ramond B. Wynn, MD, FACR, Associate Director, UPMC Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Network
Facts and Figures 2010
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Improving Value 2010
by Kathy Lokay and Greg Ross
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2010
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Resources and References 2010
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Clinical Trial Update
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug Therapy Reviews
by Jeffrey A. Scott, President, P4 Healthcare, LLC
Facts & Figures
Data and accompanying graphics on reimbursement practices, information management, and oncology spending
Improving Value
by Michael Waterbury, VP, Healthcare Services, Oxford Health Plans, LLC
Pipeline Report
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory & Reimbursement
Roberta L. Buell, VP of Patient & Provider Services at P4 Healthcare, LLC.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
ManagedCare Specialty Drugs - RA Supplement
Focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Supportive Care
Clinical Trial Update 2010
John W. Mucenski, BS, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Operations at UPMC Cancer Centers
Drug and Administration Compendia 2010
Coding, reimbursement, and available therapies in supportive care
Facts & Figures 2010
by Janet T. Serluco, Director, Specialty Injectables market Research, ICORE Healthcare
Improving Value 2010
by Jeff Forringer, CEO, IntrinsiQ
Pipeline 2010
Howard "Skip" Burris III, MD, Director of Drug Development at Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Regulatory and Reimbursement 2010
by Bryan Cote
Resources and References 2010
A comprehensive list of information sources relevant to managed care oncology professionals
Special Feature 2010
Angela Maas
