Hospital utilization of oncology biosimilars — and the price markup margins associated with them — have increased, according to a study published March 11 in JAMA. Researchers from University of California Berkeley and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University analyzed Blue Cross…
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Many DSOs expanded quickly during the zero-rate era, but integration often did not keep pace. As capital costs rise, fragmented systems, manual processes and decentralized operations are becoming harder to ignore. For today’s DSOs, the pressure is no longer just…
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Early signs of conditions like dementia are often first observed in primary care. Yet confirming and documenting those changes still relies on overextended specialists and time-intensive evaluations. The result: delayed detection, unnecessary referrals and missed opportunities for early intervention. In…
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- Dr. Anthony Zizza, Chief Medical Officer, Element Care
- Julie Miyamasu, Clinical Strategy Director, Care Transformation, Advocate Health
- Professor Adrian Owen, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Chief Scientific Officer, Creyos
Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital has become the first facility in Oklahoma to offer a targeted chemotherapy treatment for retinoblastoma, according to a March 9 report KOCO News. The treatment delivers chemotherapy directly to the patient’s eye via catheter, bypassing…
Most virtual health pilots fail not because of the technology — but because of how they’re architected from the start. Without defined exit criteria, integration benchmarks, or measurable system impact, even promising pilots stall before reaching production. This session brings…
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- Jason Ward, VP of Information Systems Collette Health
- Maruf Haider, MD, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Digital Health Carilion Clinic
- Alen Oganesyan, MPA, CHCIO, CDH-E, Associate Chief Information Officer Keck Medicine of USC
- Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, FACEP, VP, Chief Medical Informatics Officer Nuvance/Northwell Health
- Greta Branford, MD, ACMIO, Associate Medical Director for Healthcare IT, Michigan Medicine
Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center has appointed Mazyar Shadman, MD, and Vyshak Alva Venur, MD, as deputy chief medical officers. Both have served as interim deputy chief medical officers since September, according to a March 10 LinkedIn post from the…
The FDA has approved a new device to treat adults with locally advanced pancreatic cancer in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel. The device called Optune Pax, is a portable, wearable system that uses low-intensity electric fields to disrupt cancer cell…
Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital — part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham — has received $35 million from Irving Oil to fund two cancer-focused facilities within the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, currently under construction. The funds will establish the…
For decades, cancer care has advanced through new therapies, technologies and molecular insights. But beneath every treatment decision, prognosis and research breakthrough sits a quieter constant: staging. Rick Greene, MD, FACS, emeritus chair of surgery at Carolinas Medical Center and…
New York City-based New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital will pay $6.8 million to resolve allegations it improperly paid a Westchester, N.Y.-based oncology practice to induce referrals later billed to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Dec. 22 Justice Department news…