August 2017
The Newest Members of CancerLinQ's Community—FDA and NCI
August 11th 2017Collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including the FDA and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program, CancerLinQ continues its efforts to harness big data to rapidly improve the quality of care for people with cancer.
Genetic Counselors Save Costs Across the Genetic Testing Spectrum
Genetic counselors (GCs) increasingly serve a variety of roles across the healthcare spectrum, including test utilization management. Our data show that utilizing the expertise of GCs reduced test order errors, improved patient outcomes, and resulted in significant cost savings to the healthcare system.
From "Magic Bullets" to Precision Medicine—Ensuring More Patient-Centered Cancer Care
August 10th 2017As we shift to the precision-medicine model of cancer care, it is essential to develop a scalable system that can deliver these care solutions in a patient-centered, economically sustainable way.
Patient Engagement Is Mandatory at Our Table
August 9th 2017The Bonnie Addario Lung Cancer Foundation has developed a registry that can serve as a repository for data on patients with lung cancer-a means to empower patients and assist care providers to deliver personalized medicine in a patient-centered manner.
Implementing an Oncology Precision Medicine Clinic in a Large Community Health System
Precision medicine is increasingly being utilized in oncology. Aurora Health Care has implemented Syapse software to integrate molecular data into the electronic health record to accommodate precision medicine findings.
AJMCtv® Interviews, August 2017
August 8th 2017AJMC®TV interviews let you catch up with experts on what’s new and important about changes in healthcare. The interviews provide insights from key decision makers-from the clinician, to the health plan leader, to the regulator. When every minute in your day matters, AJMC®TV interviews keep you informed. You can access the video clips at ajmc.com/interviews.
