Value-based care models and arrangements keep evolving. With CMS preparing to upgrade its current value-based Oncology Care Model (OCM) to the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), cancer centers are keen for insights that can help them participate and be successful.
Oncology
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Cancer is welcoming nine oncology specialists to its affiliate, Huntington Cancer Center in Pasadena, Calif.
American Oncology Network entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp. and will become a public company.
New cancer vaccine research shines a positive light on the possibility of cancer vaccines. Three new vaccines are being studied in patients with pancreatic and breast cancer and colon polyps, The New York Times reported Oct. 10.
A landmark study suggests colonoscopies are not as effective as previously thought, though they can still help some.
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Here are five oncology firsts Becker's has covered since Sept. 12:
Pueblo West, Colo.-based St. Mary-Corwin Hospital opened a new breast cancer center Oct. 5, The Pueblo Chieftain reported.
Many healthcare systems are using algorithms to identify patients for specialty care, but many underserved groups have incomplete records, resulting in more disparities, according to a study published Oct. 4 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open.
UC San Diego Health is the first in the region to treat a patient with advanced prostate cancer with a novel drug.
Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center revealed a new brand and logo Oct. 3 following its April merger.