Commentary: Can You Replace Something With Nothing?

The author comment on the article "National oncology practice benchmark: 2011 report on 2010 data," by TR Barr. He suggests that the article discusses high quality oncology care which involves many indispensable elements, including, care coordination, treatment planning and supportive care and delivery of these services require appropriate amount of staff, space and resources. The National Oncology Practice Benchmark study provides invaluable data to illustrate the financial impact of these changes on practices. He opines that the experiment of replacing something with nothing has been proven to be unsustainable for private oncology practice.