The volume of EHR messages sent to U.S. oncologists increased 19% between 2019 and 2022, according to a study published March 3 in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. EHR burden is often associated with burnout and a decrease…
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Researchers at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified an effective pain management strategy for patients with cancer, according to a study published March 15 in Scientific Reports. When combining functional, near-infrared, spectroscopy headcaps and virtual reality headsets,…
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has broken ground on a $270 million outpatient facility in the suburb of North Wales, Pa. The facility, named Penn Medicine Montgomeryville, will offer comprehensive cancer care provided by the system’s Abramson Cancer Center, according to an…
Englewood (N.J.) Health has appointed Jennifer Marti, MD, as its new chief of breast surgery. Dr. Marti will also serve as medical director for the breast cancer program at Englewood Health’s Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center, according to…
Jeffrey Lee, MD, stepped into the role of chief medical executive Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on April 1, after 34 years with the health system. During his time at MD Anderson and prior to his most…
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About 180 advocates representing the American Society of Clinical Oncology met with more than 200 congressional offices in Washington, D.C., April 8, to raise awareness of three issues the group said are “critical” to the support of cancer care and…
On Tuesday, April 8, Salt Lake City-based University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute broke ground on its new $400 million facility in Vineyard, Utah. The Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in Vineyard, is expected to begin serving patients in…
Phillip Koo, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Santa Monica, Calif.-based Prostate Cancer Foundation. Dr. Koo previously served as chief of diagnostic imaging and physician executive of oncology at Phoenix-based Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, according to an…
In February, Cleveland-based University Hospitals announced it would invest $39 million to build a new cancer hub at the system’s UH TriPoint Medical Center in Painesville, Ohio. When University Hospitals opened the UH Seidman Cancer Center in 2011, the system…
Rock Valley, Iowa-based Hegg Memorial Health Center had the lowest reported breast cancer screening recall rate between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Feb. 19. The national breast cancer screening recall rate was 9%…