Dr. Bruce Gould To Lead RainTree Oncology Advisory Board As Community Oncology Preps For Further Reforms

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As community oncologists brace for further changes in the delivery of cancer care, RT Oncology Services Corporation announced incoming leadership of its Advisory Board, a group active in shaping the Company's clinical direction and network strategies aimed at providing member practices with access to services, tools and resources that advance practice performance and patient care.

Dr. Bruce Gould, a nationally recognized innovator in community oncology, has been elected chairman of the RT Oncology Services Corporation Advisory Board. In this role he will chair a group of physician and administrative leaders from several of the nation's leading community oncology practices.

"We are thrilled to have Bruce at the helm to guide the activities of our Advisory Board as we look toward coming initiatives and collaborations that will expand our capabilities and member benefits," said Mike Martin, RainTree Oncology chief executive officer. "Our advisors' knowledge and opinions are crucial to evaluating strategies, such as our recent collaboration with Life Technologies, to ensure we are advancing the science of cancer care and securing success for our member practices."

"Despite serving the greatest proportion of U.S. cancer patients and being the most cost-effective mode of service, the future of community oncology practices is at stake," said Dr. Gould. "RainTree Oncology is mobilizing an exciting array of technology, relationships and clinical minds to help community oncology practices overcome the challenges we face today. I look forward to working along with the Advisory Board to help guide the Company's initiatives."

Dr. Gould, medical director at Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers (NGOC), P.C., has advocated tirelessly on behalf of community-based cancer practices nationwide. Recently, he provided leadership for the development of an oncology medical home model pilot program designed to sustain the health and accessibility of community-based oncology practices and uphold quality measures, accountability and patient satisfaction.

Specializing in head and neck cancers, Dr. Gould has provided cancer care and treatment for all types of cancer patients in Marietta, Ga. since 1990 and was one of the founding partners of NGOC.

Dr. Gould currently serves as vice president of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), a national advocacy non-profit organization for cancer patients and their oncologists to help protect and foster the community oncology delivery system in the United States and protect patients' access to quality and affordable care.

About RainTree Oncology Services
RainTree Oncology Services is the nation's leading community oncology alliance, assisting its member practices in achieving better and more cost-effective treatment of oncology patients while creating new streams of revenue for community oncology practices. RainTree Oncology achieves this by negotiating and administering favorable GPO contracts; by implementing technology allowing RainTree Oncology members to develop and evaluate care pathways to improve patient care and outcomes while reducing costs to the healthcare system; and by developing commercial relationships that accelerate innovative oncology treatments and payer arrangements while optimizing oncology patient care and advancing the science of oncology.
For more information about RainTree Oncology Services visit www.raintreeoncology.com.

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