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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health Retains its Position as New Jersey's Only National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, together with RWJBarnabas Health, the state's leading cancer center and only Comprehensive Cancer Center as recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has scored in the "exceptional" range and was redesignated by the National Cancer Institute, placing it among the top cancer centers reviewed in 2023.

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  • NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, together with RWJBarnabas Health, the state's leading cancer center and only Comprehensive Cancer Center as recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has scored in the "exceptional" range and was redesignated by the National Cancer Institute, placing it among the top cancer centers reviewed in 2023.
  • This redesignation ensures that Rutgers Cancer Institute maintains its "Comprehensive Cancer Center" status to support the continuation of outstanding world class research and comprehensive care.
  • "For decades, Rutgers Cancer Institute has been a lifeline for those battling the cruel and relentless disease of cancer.
  • As the only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute is essential to the health of the people of our state and the advancement of cancer research nationally," says Congressman Frank Pallone.

Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Experts Unite to Form First-of-its-Kind Consortium

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) – the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to funding innovative lymphoma research and serving the lymphoma community through a comprehensive series of education programs, outreach initiatives, and patient services – has announced the formation of its Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Lymphoma Consortium.

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  • In addition, the AYA Lymphoma Consortium and its membership will seek to support LRF's #EraseLymphoma initiative and raise awareness of the Foundation's AYA patient education efforts.
  • Both Dr. Evens and Dr. Kelly are globally recognized lymphoma researchers with a unique interest in the AYA patient population.
  • "There is a critical need to study lymphomas that occur in adolescents and young adults (AYA)," said Dr. Evens, co-chair of the AYA Lymphoma Consortium.
  • Other members of the AYA Lymphoma Consortium executive committee include pediatric oncologists, adult oncologists, laboratory and translational cancer researchers, epidemiologists, health services, survivorship, and quality of life experts from top institutions across the world.

LifeMD Executives to Participate in RWJBarnabas Health’s Telehealth Symposium

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LifeMD, Inc. ™ (Nasdaq: LFMD), a leading provider of virtual primary care, today announced its participation in the RWJBarnabas Health Telehealth Symposium on Thursday, December 14 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LifeMD, Inc. ™ (Nasdaq: LFMD), a leading provider of virtual primary care, today announced its participation in the RWJBarnabas Health Telehealth Symposium on Thursday, December 14 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST.
  • The Symposium, which LifeMD is also sponsoring, will feature experts from RWJBarnabas Health and LifeMD discussing the increasingly important and complex role of telehealth in delivering quality and timely patient care.
  • “At LifeMD, our entire organization is committed to using telehealth to help Americans get the quality healthcare they need, affordably and conveniently.
  • Moderator: Andy Anderson, MD, Chief Medical and Quality Officer, RWJBarnabas Health
    Eric Yecies, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, LifeMD
    Moderator: Brian Dobosh, Vice President Digital Health | IT&S, RWJBarnabas Health

symplr Customers Top the 2023 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired List

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- symplr®, a leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software, congratulates its customers for achieving Level 10 status, the highest recognition in the acute care category, on the 2023 Digital Health Most Wired list by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). All organizations are symplr customers, recognized for demonstrating an outstanding record of leveraging healthcare information technologies (HIT) within a visionary corporate strategy.

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  • HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- symplr ®, a leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software, congratulates its customers for achieving Level 10 status, the highest recognition in the acute care category, on the 2023 Digital Health Most Wired list by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives ( CHIME ).
  • - Nicole Rogas, President of symplr
    The annual CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey and recognition program offers essential insights into how healthcare organizations worldwide are using HIT, offering benchmarking data and trending profiles of digital health for comparisons across healthcare organizations.
  • "Having a well-thought-out digital health strategy is critical to driving efficiencies within a healthcare system," said Nicole Rogas, President of symplr.
  • The following symplr customers are part of the largest cohort of Level 10 status hospitals ever honored in the CHIME Most Wired survey's 24-year history: Baptist Health – Jacksonville, Cedars-Sinai, Geisinger Health, Intermountain Health, Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jersey City Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, Orlando Health, RWJBarnabas Health, RWJ University Hospital Hamilton, University Health, UNC Health, UCHealth, UPMC, Virtua Health System, and West Virginia University Health System.

Haystack Oncology and Rutgers Cancer Institute Collaborate to use Haystack MRD™ in Clinical Study of Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Rutgers Cancer Institute together with RWJBarnabas Health is the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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  • Rutgers Cancer Institute together with RWJBarnabas Health is the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  • "We're excited to work with Rutgers Cancer Institute in their efforts to optimize therapeutic strategies for patients with early-stage breast cancer," said Dan Edelstein, Vice President and General Manager of Haystack Oncology.
  • "With unparalleled sensitivity, Haystack MRD provides a tool for anticipating and evaluating treatment-related benefits to a greater depth than standard clinical and radiographic metrics, making it well-equipped to support clinical studies such as this, which are essential for advancing cancer care."
  • "Triple-negative breast cancer is a subtype of breast cancer that is aggressive by nature with a complex biology, therefore, the disease tends to have a worse prognosis," said Mridula George, MD , associate program director of Breast Medical Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute and principal investigator of the study, which is also open at select RWJBarnabas Health sites across New Jersey.

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health to Showcase Expansive Portfolio of Hematology/Oncology Data at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Physician-scientists from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health will present an extensive array of hematology/oncology data from their clinical research program at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, being held in San Diego, California (and virtually) from December 9-12, 2023. A total of 36 abstracts have been accepted, comprising clinical data and analyses that advance the understanding, treatment, and prognosis of blood cancers such as lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma. Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, is New Jersey's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and the leading cancer program in the state.

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  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, is New Jersey's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and the leading cancer program in the state.
  • "As the leading cancer program in the state, our commitment to advancing oncology care is unwavering.
  • The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS), and secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS), event-free survival (EFS), and safety.
  • The full list of presentations at this year's ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition follows:

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health to Unveil Wide Range of Innovative Radiation Oncology Research at the 2023 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Friday, September 29, 2023

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Physician-scientists from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health will present new, novel, and expansive radiation oncology data from their clinical research program at the 2023 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, to be held in San Diego from October 1-4.  A total of 10 abstracts have been accepted, comprising clinical data and analyses that advance the understanding and use of radiation therapy in the treatment of lung, breast, pancreatic, and other cancers. Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and the leading cancer program in the state.

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  • Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and the leading cancer program in the state.
  • "We are excited that the physician-scientists from our health system will be presenting significant and valuable information to advance the use of radiotherapy in cancer treatment at this year's ASTRO meeting," said Bruce Haffty, MD, MS, Chair, Radiation Oncology, Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Programs at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and System Director of Radiation Oncology at RWJBarnabas Health.
  • Highlights of accepted abstracts include the following:
    Findings of an analysis to explore genetic changes in aggressive pancreatic cancer.
  • The full list of presentations at this year's ASTRO Annual Meeting follows:

2023 National Certification Champion Award Winners Announced by BCEN

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for nursing specialty certification across the emergency spectrum, today announced the 2023 winners of its annual BCEN National Certification Champion Award. One winner in each category was selected based on their commitment to emergency, trauma, and transport nursing clinical excellence and professionalism through national nursing specialty certification.

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  • OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) , the benchmark for nursing specialty certification across the emergency spectrum, today announced the 2023 winners of its annual BCEN National Certification Champion Award .
  • "The 2023 BCEN National Certification Champions are national models for supporting emergency, trauma and transport nursing excellence by championing their nurses' success," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker.
  • "The 2023 BCEN National Certification Champions are national models for supporting emergency, trauma and transport nursing excellence by championing their nurses' success," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CENP, CPHQ, FABC.
  • "RWJBarnabas Health is honored to be named the BCEN National Certification Champion.

MikeWorldWide Taps Health Communications Expert Ryan Lilly to Lead Integrated Healthcare PR Practice, MWW Health

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

"The healthcare space is highly complex and specialized yet universally relatable--one of the few markets that truly impacts every person on earth. We are living in a reputation-driven economy. As consumer expectations for companies continue to increase, all eyes are on the healthcare sector to make an impact on nearly every aspect of society and in every community," said Michael Kempner, founder and CEO of MikeWorldWide. "Ryan's experience in leading clients across the healthcare sector, coupled with a deep mastery of technology, makes him uniquely qualified to lead our healthcare team and guide healthcare clients through this period of rapid transformation and complexity, connecting the dots between the science, regulatory factors, and the patient experience in a way that builds trust and reputation for the companies driving transformation of the industry."

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  • Lilly joins the agency as a senior vice president and managing director of the practice in a new position.
  • A proven entity in the highly specialized market, Lilly previously launched and built Matter Health, the award-winning healthcare division of Matter Communications.
  • With three decades of experience serving healthcare clients across the continuum of care, MikeWorldWide brings a uniquely integrated vantage point to the increasingly complex landscape of the US healthcare system.
  • MWW Health will build on MikeWorldWide's decades of experience by partnering with provider, payer, health tech, pharma, biotech, medical device, non-profit, and consumer health and wellness brands to move the market forward.

symplr's Dee Donatelli Recognized with the George R. Gossett Leadership Award by the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

HOUSTON, Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  symplr®,  a leading enterprise healthcare operations software provider, announced that Dee Donatelli, RN, BSN, MBA, senior director of symplr Spend, was recognized with the George R. Gossett Leadership Award by the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) during the opening ceremony of this week's AHRMM Annual Conference & Exhibition. This award, the association's highest honor bestowed on an individual, was created in memory of George R. Gossett, an early president of AHRMM. This award highlights Donatelli's 40+years of experience and continued contributions and commitment to advancing healthcare supply chain excellence and patient care.

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  • This award, the association's highest honor bestowed on an individual, was created in memory of George R. Gossett, an early president of AHRMM.
  • This award highlights Donatelli's 40+years of experience and continued contributions and commitment to advancing healthcare supply chain excellence and patient care.
  • "I am honored to receive the George R. Gossett Leadership Award," said Donatelli.
  • This achievement marks Donatelli's third prestigious award in the field of supply chain management in the last several years.