As the U.S. continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, ASCO is committed to providing practitioners the tools and resources they need through these trying times. If you are currently or have been treating patients with COVID-19 and cancer, consider participating in the ASCO Survey on COVID-19 in Oncology Registry (ASCO Registry).
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The Survey of Oncology Practice Operations (SOPO) is an annual survey held by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) that covers a variety of subjects concerning productivity, staffing, infusions, expenses, and revenue. We are reopening the 2020 SOPO Monday, September 14 through Friday, October 16 to provide more time to those practices not able to participate earlier this year because of COVID complications. The SOPO is aimed at practice administrat
On September 17, ASCO will host
Peter Brett, MD, tells his journey from the United States mainland to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to establish the territory’s first medical oncology practice, essentially from the ground up, with some guidance from ASCO. Dr. Brett is the medical director of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) Cancer Center. Read more.
The September ASCO Practice Leadership call will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2020 from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET. During the call ASCO staff will discuss evaluation & management (E&M) codes for 2021. Register for the webinar, along with other webinars in the
ASCO is inviting oncology practices, from all practice settings – including physician-owned, academic, and hospital/system-based practices – to participate in the 2020 Survey of Oncology Practice Operations, which aims to give practices a deeper look at a variety of oncology management topics, including revenues and expenses, productivity measures, pharmacy issues, and staffing levels and compensation.
As new areas in the United States are seeing spikes of infection, ASCO encourages practices to participate in the ASCO Survey on COVID-19 in Oncology Registry (ASCO Registry) and help the larger cancer community learn about the pattern of symptoms and severity of COVID-19 among patients with cancer, as well as how COVID-19 infections impact the delivery of cancer care and patient outcomes. The registry collects both baseline and longitudinal data on how the virus impacts cancer care and patient outcomes during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oncology practices can now participate in ASCO’s 2020 Survey of Oncology Practice Operations. The survey gives practices a deeper look at a variety of management topics from revenues to staffing levels and reviews the current state of business and operational issues in oncology. This survey is part of ASCO’s continued efforts to help oncology practices navigate the evolving cancer care delivery system.