Oncology Today(TM) and Clinical Care Options Announce Exclusive Collaboration to Provide Online Education and Point-of-Care Programs to the US Oncology Network

Oncology Today(TM) and Clinical Care Options Announce Exclusive Collaboration
to Provide Online Education and Point-of-Care Programs to the US Oncology
Network

RESTON, Va., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clinical Care Options (CCO), a
leader in the development of innovative interactive online, print, and live
medical education for healthcare professionals, today announced its exclusive
collaboration with Oncology Today(TM), a wholly owned subsidiary of US
Oncology, Inc., to be the provider of online continuing medical education
(CME) for the newly formed US Oncology's online clinician community, "The
Oncology Portal."

"US Oncology has been looking for creative technologies to assist our
specialist community in accessing needed continuing education via the
convenience of their practice desktop," said Roy A. Beveridge, MD, Medical
Director and Executive Vice President, US Oncology. "We are excited to partner
with CCO to offer their unique educational programming and their new,
innovative point-of-care program to our membership to further support our
mission of improving patient care."

US Oncology has developed a new and innovative platform called The Oncology
Portal, which provides a centralized location for oncology clinicians to
access community discussions, practice-based information and forms, and
clinical information. CCO's comprehensive oncology content will be featured on
the portal via a co-branded portal page for continuing medical education. In
addition, US Oncology's affiliated clinicians will have direct access to CCO's
latest innovation, CCO Oncology inPractice, a dynamic content and search
engine that provides Point of Care CME and other database resources to busy
practitioners.

"We are delighted to have been selected by Oncology Today(TM) for this
opportunity to directly support US Oncology network clinicians in their quest
to stay current and provide information at the point of care," said Jeffrey L.
Drezner, MD, PhD, CEO of CCO. "We look forward to working closely with
Oncology Today(TM) to develop even more innovative ways to make these programs
available for use by US Oncology-affiliated practitioners at the point of care
and within their new social networking technology."

About Oncology Today(TM)
Oncology Today(TM) is the in a unique position to identify and serve the
educational needs of community-based cancer caregivers. The primary focus is
to provide education that helps the clinician to effectively translate the
latest oncology research, treatment, and technology into practical
information.

Oncology Today(TM) has developed strong, trusting, working relationships with
designated physician leaders throughout US Oncology's network of affiliated
physicians. These relationships give Oncology Today(TM) a distinct ability to
gain accurate and critical insight into the educational needs of the
community-based oncologist. For more information about Oncology Today, please
visit www.oncologytoday.com.

About US Oncology, Inc.
US Oncology, Inc., headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, works closely with
physicians, payers, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical and medical equipment
manufacturers to identify and deliver innovative services that enhance patient
access to advanced cancer care. US Oncology supports one of the nation's
foremost cancer treatment and research networks, accelerating the availability
and use of evidence-based medicine and shared best practices.

US Oncology uses its expertise to support every aspect of the cancer care
delivery system--from drug development to distribution and outcomes
measurement--enabling the company to help increase the efficiency and safety
of cancer care. According to the company's last quarterly earnings report, US
Oncology is affiliated with 1,310 physicians operating in 493 locations,
including 98 radiation oncology facilities in 39 states. For more information,
visit the company's Web site at www.usoncology.com.

About Clinical Care Options
Clinical Care Options, a leader in the development of innovative, interactive,
online medical education programs and proprietary medical education
technologies for healthcare professionals, creates and publishes original
continuing medical education and information resources that are designed
specifically for healthcare providers in the areas of HIV,
hepatitis/gastroenterology, and oncology. CCO's educational programs are
developed not only to provide the latest scientific information but to also
support the understanding, confidence, application, and competence of
healthcare professional learners. In addition to the latest point-of-care
resource, inPractice, CCO provides a spectrum of live and online educational
programs and formats. For more information about the company and its programs,
visit its Web site at clinicaloptions.com.

SOURCE Clinical Care Options

Janice McInerney of Clinical Care Options, +1-651-493-4990,
jmcinerney@clinicaloptions.com; or Jennifer Horspool, Associate Director
Public Relations of US Oncology, Inc., +1-281-863-6739 (direct),
+1-949-933-4300 (cell), Jennifer.Horspool@usoncology.com