title: The National Practice Benchmark for Oncology: 2015 Report for 2014 Data.
abstract: The National Practice Benchmark (NPB) is a unique tool used to measure oncology practices against others across the country in a meaningful way despite variations in practice demographics, size, and setting. In today's challenging economic environment, each practice positions service offerings and competitive advantages to attract patients. Although the data in the NPB report are primarily reported by community oncology practices, the business structure and arrangements with regional health care systems are also reflected in the benchmark report. The ability to produce detailed metrics is an accomplishment of excellence in business and clinical management. With these metrics, a practice should be able to measure and analyze its current business practices and make appropriate changes, if necessary. In this report, we build on the foundation initially established by Oncology Metrics (acquired by Flatiron Health in 2014) over years of data collection and refine definitions to deliver the NPB, which is uniquely meaningful in the oncology market.
authors.affiliation: NantCare; Ogle Clinton, Memphis, TN; and Flatiron Health, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balch
authors.affiliation: NantCare; Ogle Clinton, Memphis, TN; and Flatiron Health, New York, NY.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ogle
authors.affiliation: NantCare; Ogle Clinton, Memphis, TN; and Flatiron Health, New York, NY jsenes@flatiron.com.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Senese
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010604:Pharmacy; D014481:United States