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MSCO

Welcome to MSCO

Mark Your Calendar
Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology Spring Conference
March 11, 2010

RAC: Learn More About
Medicare RAC
Region B


RAC: CMS-Approved Audit Issues
Which Claims Will Be
Automatically Edited?

From Medscape Oncology
Community Perspective on Multiple Myeloma: Management Strategies
Interview with Drs. Dragon and Skorupa (Log in required.)

From Medscape Oncology
Expert and Community Perspectives from ASCO: Evidence-Based Treatment of Solid Tumors (GU, GI, and Lung Cancers)

Write Congress Now
About 2010 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

Support Bill to Remove Prompt Pay Discount from ASP
Write Congress Now!

New Exclusion from Self-Administered Drug Benefit Change
Effective June 1

WPS Updates Policy
Referencing Compendia

Policy Effective May 16

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MACJ6 Discussion

The Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology (MSCO) represents the common interests of a majority of the oncologists treating cancer in Minnesota. MSCO is a chapter member of the Association of Community Cancer Centers and an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The Society was formed in 1992. Our mission is to provide advocacy for cancer patients and to promote standards of excellence for high-quality cancer care.

The primary interests of the Society are:

  • To improve the quality of oncology care available to the people of the state of Minnesota
  • To maintain and advance the standards of cancer care
  • To support oncology education
  • To facilitate the development and use of new cancer management techniques in the community
  • To provide effective representation of the oncology field for its members and the public
  • To foster effective communication enhancing access to scientific, socioeconomic, research and other relevant data
  • To promote collegial relationships among oncologists in the state of Minnesota

In order to carry out these interests, some of the goals for the Society include:

  • Affect legislation and public policy relative to patient access to cancer care
  • Act as a resource on the "accepted medical practices" associated with cancer care
  • Provide a forum for education of our members on current technologies and their role as accepted medical practices
  • Provide communications to our members and others on issues affecting patient access to cancer care and the practice of oncology.
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