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Here are articles about innovative solutions to the oncology workforce shortage, as well as recruitment and retention ideas, and our 2009 Cancer Program Administrator survey.
2009
Succession Planning: Building a Pool of Leadership Talent
by Joan H. Evans
Succession planning involves researching best practices, defining program scope and competencies, determining
leadership needs, and more.
Oncologist Succession Planning
by Kelley D. Simpson and Julie Mcgowan Lux
Ideally, succession planning is an ongoing process that helps identify, assess, and develop physicians to ensure leadership continuity for a practice or program. Effective succession planning is reflective of and integrated with strategic objectives, which are reviewed at least annually.
ACCC's 2009 Cancer Program Administrator's Survey (Salaries and Responsibilities)
In February and March 2009, ACCC sent email surveys to cancer program administrators employed at ACCC-Member Cancer Programs. Slightly more than 19 percent (130 programs) responded to ACCC's survey.
President's Message: Who Will Care for Tomorrow's Cancer Patients?
by Luana Lamkin, Rn, MPH, ACCC President
Estimates are that the number of cancer patients will increase dramatically over the coming years: the population is growing, the baby boomers are reaching ages when cancer is most prevalent, our screening and detection methods are improving, and those with this chronic disease are living longer.
President's Message: Who Will Care for Tomorrow's Cancer Patients? Part 2
by Luana Lamkin, Rn, MPH, ACCC President
Solutions and personal suggestions to the oncology workforce shortage.
Staffing an Oncology Practice: Art or Science?
by Karen P. Pilley and Tabatha Mathis
Strategies for leveraging non-clinical staff, including grouping like tasks, cross-training staff with like functions, and hiring a dedicated coder to improve your bottom line.
ISO: The "Right" Nurse Staffing Model
by Suzanne West and Matt Sherer
This hospital-based outpatient oncology program adapted existing tools to develop its own acuity-based nurse staffing system. Plus, practical tools to measure infusion chair utilization and to identify staffing requirements.
An Acuity Rating System for Infusion Center Nurse Staffing
by Erika Hawley and Nikki G. Carter
To improve patient throughput and balance nurse workload in its infusion center, this community cancer center implemented a patient acuity rating system. Plus a template to estimate treatment length.
2008
President's Message: Good to Great: Leading the Way
by Ernest R. Anderson, Jr., MS, RPh
Leadership traits to inspire your staff.
2007
Recruit and Retain Top Oncology Talent: A Recipe for Success
by Anne Peach and Cheryl Harrington
Clinical ladders, formal leadership programs, and flexible scheduling are all elements of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando's model recruitment and retention program.
Recruit and Retain Your Nurses
by Sheila Moore
Facing a nurse vacancy rate of nearly 25 percent, here's how an experienced nurse manager turned the tide.
Innovative Ideas: How a Radiation Oncology Department Met Its Growing Needs
by William Holden III
One state-of-the-art facility ramped up its recruitment and retention efforts by developing a professional affiliation with a radiation therapy training program.
Innovative Ideas: How a Radiation Oncology Department Met Its Growing Needs
by William Holden III
One state-of-the-art facility ramped up its recruitment and retention efforts by developing a professional affiliation with a radiation therapy training program.
2006
Got Staff? One Program's RT Recruitment and Retention Success Story
by Nancy Earley
A 33 percent vacancy rate for radiation therapists led this community cancer center to develop innovative recruitment and retention strategies. The long-term solution: promote from within.
2005
Time to Align!
by Mark J. Dubow
Here are physician alignment strategies that can help hospitals achieve profitable growth and protect market share.
Nurse Resource Allocation in Ambulatory Cancer Centers: Guidelines for Clinicians and Executives
by Vivian A. Gaits
Here's a look at staffing guidelines for oncology nurses. Plus, two practical tools to use when establishing nurse staffing levels at your cancer center. Also, reasons for not establishing oncology staffing standards by Luana Lamkin and a snapshot of oncology nursing staffing by Jan Collingwood.
Measuring Physician Productivity
by Eliot L. Friedman and Teri U. Guidi
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network created a health system-owned medical oncology practice structured as a private practice but using the hospital-based outpatient infusion center. Read about their experience and see how to measure physician productivity in a similar hospital-based practice.
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