At many health systems, infusion services operate across multiple sites with varying workflows and approval processes. At Cone Health, based in Greensboro, N.C., pharmacy leaders have spent the past year aligning those services — particularly outside of oncology — as…
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The University of Texas at Austin has received a $100 million gift to support its planned academic medical center. The donation comes from Austin residents Tench and Simone Coxe, according to a Jan. 12 health system news release. The donation…
By collaborating with Evolent — a health technology company focused on managing complex care — Florida Blue achieved a 40% drop in hospital and emergency room visits for Medicare Advantage members with cancer, according to a Jan. 14 news release.…
Investigators from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed — and made public — a free resource to inform potential immune system responses of pancreatic cancer patients after receiving various combinations of vaccines and immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs. The…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has completed an expansion on the Novant Health Cancer Institute in Thomasville, N.C. The expansion doubled exam room capacity to 12 and added three infusion chairs, according to a Jan. 12 news release from the health…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center hematologists have developed guidelines for implementing outpatient immunotherapy treatment of CAR-T and bispecific antibodies. The guidelines were published Dec. 4 in JCO Oncology Practice. BsAb and CAR-T elicit strong immune responses and “typically require inpatient…
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has recommended a multidisciplinary and individualized approach to cancer care during pregnancy, according to guidelines published Dec. 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Here are five notes from the guidelines: Read the full…
Honolulu-based University of Hawaii Cancer Center paid a ransom to hackers to prevent them from releasing patient data. In August, the cancer center discovered a cybersecurity incident limited to servers supporting its research operations, according to a report to the…
In the U.S., 70% of people diagnosed with cancer between 2015 and 2021 had a five-year survival rate across all cancer types, according to the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer statistics, 2026” report published Jan. 13 in CA: A Cancer Journal…
A machine-learning-based “digital twin” was able to predict brain tumor responses in individuals with glioma, according to a study published Jan. 6 in Cell Metabolism. Led by a team from Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan, researchers developed the digital brain…