title: Physician dispensing: an old idea is new again.
abstract: Faced with declining reimbursement for infusional therapies, an oncology practice turned to physician dispensing to offset the loss. Its leaders quickly discovered that the dispensing-vendor landscape was limited, and few guidelines existed for product line development. Yet the approach offers a competitive response to the changing health care landscape. With physician-dispensing prescription costs 50 percent below the national average and generic substitution 50 percent higher than the national average, the potential cost savings for payers and consumers is staggering.
authors.affiliation: Great Lakes Cancer Management Specialists, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA. ascensys.technology@comcast.net
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nystrom
authors.forename: Roxanne L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics*; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D005569:Formularies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services; D008009:Licensure, Pharmacy; D008824:Michigan; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic