Four healthcare providers have been charged for fraudulent acts associated with cancer testing and care as part of a Justice Department investigation. The wider investigation identified what the government has said amounts to more than $14.6 billion in intended losses…
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Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is expanding its Stay in the Game initiative, a targeted prostate cancer screening program aimed at boosting early detection among Black men. Speaking with Becker’s, Thomas Loughran, MD, director of the UVA Cancer Center, shared how…
In February, Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham launched a multichannel campaign effort to boost colorectal cancer screening rates. Leveraging billboards and bus ads alongside mobile care vans and primary care networks, the system spurred more than 70% of eligible patients…
With ever-growing treatment options, clinical care access and a new focus on integrative strategies, cancer centers are constantly upgrading their services and options for patients. Becker’s asked leaders about the most impressive result they’ve seen in a cancer patient and…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Rochester (N.Y.) Wilmot Cancer Institute and New York City-based Mount Sinai, NYU Langone Health and Weill Cornell Medicine have established the Empire State Cellular Therapy Consortium. Member organizations will have expanded…
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Epic’s Beacon oncology module leads the way in customer satisfaction among EHR solutions for cancer care, KLAS Research reported July 10. Here are the top EHR solutions for oncology by performance score (out of 100), according to the health IT…
In June, Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health tapped Gary Deng, MD, PhD, as director of the Integrative Oncology program at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, in partnership with the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. Dr. Deng was also…
In June, New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health appointed Samir Taneja, MD, as the system chair of urology and chair of the Smith Institute for Urology. Also serving as senior vice president, Dr. Taneja came to Northwell after 29 years…
Mississippi had the highest mortality rate across all cancer types between 2018 and 2022, according to data published by the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society used data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries to calculate…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has launched a cancer screening initiative for U.S. veterans. The program utilizes a multicancer early detection tool that screens for up to 50 cancers through a single blood test. Military personnel have a 20% higher risk…