The physician shortage is a systemic challenge with far-reaching implications for both patients and health system performance. Organizations that still manage physician capacity reactively absorb compounding costs: coverage scrambles, credentialing delays, lost procedural revenue and the slow erosion of physician…
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Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine has appointed Michael Lidsky, MD, chief of the section of hepatopancreatobiliary surgery within the division of surgical oncology. Dr. Lidsky succeeds Dan Blazer, MD, who has served as section chief since 2020, according…
Picture a cardiovascular patient moving from the ED to inpatient to ambulatory to home without a single dropped handoff — follow-up intact, the care team aligned, nothing left to chance in the gaps. For most health systems, that’s not yet…
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Structural heart programs face growing demand, yet many lose capacity to fragmented workflows, inconsistent patient tracking and EMR tools that go underused. This session brings together clinical and operational leaders to show how standardized workflows, echo surveillance strategies and digital…
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions remain one of the largest cost drivers for commercial populations, yet many digital health vendors rely primarily on self-reported outcomes to demonstrate value. This new study takes a different approach. Instead of surveys, it examines what appears…
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Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has opened a cancer pavilion in Rome, Ga. The facility has a breast center, on-site laboratory and pharmacy services, hematology and oncology specialists, nurse navigators, dietitians, social workers, and chaplain services, according to a July 16…
A pancreatic cancer vaccine produced immune responses that remained detectable for up to two years post-vaccination, according to a study published July 16 in Cancer Discovery. Researchers from Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins…
Cancer care is entering a period where the science is arguably moving faster than delivery systems can absorb it: mRNA vaccines, biology-guided radiation, molecular tumor boards and AI-enabled trial matching are all advancing at once. Oncology leaders say the real…
An algorithm developed by researchers from Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham can predict a patient’s cancer risk based on genetic factors and clinical data found in the EHR. The team trained the algorithm, called Aladynoulli,…
Patients diagnosed with cancer within 30 days of an emergency department visit had a higher mortality risk than patients diagnosed with cancer through routine care, according to a study published July 14 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.…
