February 2015

There's widespread agreement on both sides of the aisle that Medicare's payment system needs to be replaced-that's a good start, considering the current emergency spending authorization, or ‘patch' is set to expire on March 31.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) worked collaboratively to create a self-assessment tool to assist oncologists in evaluating safe practices related to medication use.

The New Year offers little hope of breakthrough software improvements for medical practices, but experts say oncologists can still make 2015 a time of breakthrough productivity gains.