Posts Tagged ‘oncology’

The new network, Regional Cancer Care Associates, will allow the doctors to bargain as a group with insurance companies and drug companies, the oncologists said.

Shortages of critical drugs used to treat cancer, infections, cardiovascular disease, and pain have become a nationwide issue, but the shortages are particularly acute in Massachusetts. According to a new report by IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, the supply of 64 injectable drugs in the state over three months this summer declined by a third, compared to last year. The drug shortage, which mostly affects generic drugs, has affected local…

MedAssets targeting hospital-owned oncology infusion centers

Big 3 Wholesalers dominate specialty channel