Under the terms of the partnership, Southcoast will pay the Texas physicians an undisclosed amount for their expertise, including advice on drugs, pain control and chemotherapy safety.
The out-of-state partnership could help Southcoast respond to increasing competition for oncology patients in the market, according to the report.
Read the Boston Globe report on Southcoast Health System’s partnership with physicians at MD Anderson.
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