In 2023, Rhode Island had the highest percentage of skilled nursing facility residents on Medicare with one of six cancer types, according to CMS data. Rhode Island’s measure of Medicare beneficiaries with cancer residing in a skilled nursing facility in…
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Every healthcare organization is under pressure to improve patient access, reduce administrative burden, and do more with limited staff. AI has quickly become part of that conversation, but knowing where to start, and how to avoid costly missteps, is less…
Aug 18, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Presenters:
- Sunny Eappen, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Assort Health
- Matt Penrose, Director of Clinical Operations, TidalHealth Peninsula Orthopaedic Institute
Picture the months after an AI rollout in patient access: clinicians working around the tool instead of with it, a workflow that looked seamless in the demo now creating new friction and a nagging question about whether patients are actually…
Aug 18, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenter:
- Sunny Eappen, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Assort Health
An insurance-supported integrative oncology program at Cleveland-based University Hospitals was linked to improved levels of pain, stress, anxiety, depression, nausea and fatigue among cancer patients, according to a study published July 1 in JCO Oncology Practice. Here are five notes…
Freestanding radiation oncology practice sites were 56% more likely to close than hospital-affiliated sites from 2018 to 2025, according to a study published July 9 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. Researchers analyzed radiation oncology practice site…
Health systems are investing in artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and new care delivery models faster than they can staff them. The talent required to operate these environments often does not yet exist, and traditional recruiting models were not built to…
Aug 6, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Luisa Kurtz, DVP Sales, Leadership Solutions, AMN Healthcare
- Tanner Burch, Vice President, Advisory Services, AMN Healthcare
- Rick Roche, Chief People Officer & Chief of Staff, Grady Health System
Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has updated the mobile application patients and physicians use to communicate about cancer clinical trials. The KCI Clinical Trials App has more than 160 protocols listed, led by 33 investigators across 13 Karmanos Cancer…
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Cancer Center’s annual Prouty fundraiser raised a record $12,010,204 for cancer research and patient support programs. More than 4,700 participants, volunteers, donors and supporters took part, marking the highest fundraising total in the event’s 45-year history, according…
Columbus-based Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute has named Ann-Kathrin Eisfeld, MD, director of precision genomics clinical transformation. OSUCCC-James CEO Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, shared news of the appointment in a July 12 LinkedIn…
A second scan using prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography changed treatment plans for nearly half of patients with recurrent prostate cancer whose initial scan was negative, according to research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear…