Eight National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers have agreed to accept patient referrals from oncologists working with virtual cancer clinic Color Health.
Color Health offers cancer screening and care through employers, health plans and unions, according to a Nov. 10 news release.
Through the partnerships, Color Health will complete patients’ diagnostic workups, gather medical records and secure authorizations according to each center’s specifications prior to the first visit. The organizations will also coordinate to identify clinical trial candidates, the release said.
The participating NCI-designated cancer centers are:
- City of Hope (Duarte, Calif.)
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Seattle)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)
- Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa, Fla.)
- Mount Sinai Health System Tisch Cancer Center (New York City)
- Stanford Medicine Cancer Center (Palo Alto, Calif.)
- University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (Sacramento, Calif.)
- University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland Clinic and Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are also listed as collaborators on the Color Health website.
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