Scarcity has always shaped healthcare. “Triage” assumes there isn’t enough to treat everyone at the level they need. “Population health” often means concentrating limited resources on the highest-risk sliver of a panel. But a new generation of clinically safe AI voice…
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Most AI implementations don’t fail because of the technology. They fail because organizations focus on deployment instead of behavior change. Clinicians don’t resist innovation — they resist disruption that doesn’t clearly improve patient care or make their day easier. In…
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At 11%, California had the lowest up-to-date lung cancer screening rate in 2024, while Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania had the highest rate at 28%, according to American Cancer Society data. The national median rate for up-to-date lung cancer screening in…
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute nearly doubled the number of infusion patients it treated per day after modeling patient flow patterns in an animated 3D clinic simulation, according to a study published May 26 in the Annals of Operations…
A patient assumes every physician has their full longitudinal picture. Too often, that picture is scattered across tabs, reports, device systems and outside records, and the insight stays out of reach. It gets worse below the surface. One health system…
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Healthcare organizations are under growing pressure to maintain access, stabilize service lines and compete for scarce clinical talent. In the most competitive specialties, traditional hiring often can’t keep pace with demand. To protect coverage without sacrificing quality or continuity, more…
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New therapies are outpacing access. Capital is flowing into dedicated cancer facilities. And leadership rosters are turning over at a striking pace, with entirely new roles appearing on the org chart. This Becker’s market briefing from reads each shift through…
Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center saved more than $60,000 in three months after implementing a nurse-led quality improvement initiative designed to prevent same-day infusion cancellations. The nursing team at Fox Chase-East Norriton (Pa.) designed and embedded a pre-infusion assessment guide…
Nature Medicine has retracted a study that linked immunochemotherapy treatment time to improved survival among patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The study, led by researchers from Changsha, China-based Hunan Cancer Hospital, was published Feb. 2 in Nature Medicine. Concerns…
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has selected five hospitals to participate in a rural cancer care network under the state’s newly established Combat Cancer Health Hub. The Combat Cancer Health Hub will operate as a hub-and-spoke cancer…
