title: Results of the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology National Oncology Census.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) National Oncology Census (Census) provides a mechanism for ASCO to systematically gather and analyze information about current practice structures and potential changes at a time when practices are working to adapt to increasing administrative and financial pressures. The Census is conducted annually and reports on new and trending data.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 2013 Census was launched on May 30, 2013, as a national survey of oncology practices. The survey required practices to answer 11 questions and provided additional optional questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Census collected 530 useable responses in 2013 compared with 632 respondents in 2012. Practices reporting in 2013, however, represented a total of 8,011 physicians compared with only 5,018 in 2012.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pace of policy change in oncology practice is changing the landscape of how practices are organized. A greater number of practices with more than seven physicians responded in 2013, which could indicate overall growth in the size of oncology practice. Practices reported increased affiliations with hospitals through a variety of contractual mechanisms. In subsequent census efforts, ASCO will have the capability to match 2013 respondents to future respondents, allowing for increased precision in comparison of longitudinal data.
authors.affiliation: American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA; Oncology Metrics, a division of Altos Solutions, Los Altos, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Southcoast Hospital Group, Fall River, MA; Providence Oncology and Hematology Care Clinic, Portland, OR.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hagerty
authors.forename: Elaine L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Towle
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Neuss
authors.forename: Therese M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mulvey
authors.forename: Anupama Kurup
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Acheson
mesh_terms: D019352:Censuses / Q000266:history; D006306:Health Surveys; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D012955:Societies, Medical