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Expanded PatientPoint Oncology Advisory Board Doubles Down on Innovating Point-of-Care Tech, Education to Deliver Patient-Centered Care

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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CINCINNATI, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PatientPoint® today announced the addition of three new members to its Oncology Advisory Board: Robert Baird, RN, MSA, president, National Cancer Treatment Alliance; Brian Mulherin, MD, medical oncologist, Hematology and Oncology Indiana; and Emily Touloukian, DO, medical oncologist and president, Coastal Cancer Center. In serving on the PatientPoint Oncology Advisory Board, Baird and Drs. Mulherin and Touloukian join more than two dozen clinical and executive leaders from the country's most renowned community oncology aggregators and centers passionate about leveraging PatientPoint's digital health platform to enable better care and improved outcomes.

Key Points: 
  • In serving on the PatientPoint Oncology Advisory Board, Baird and Drs.
  • "Being part of the PatientPoint Oncology Advisory Board gives my peers and me the incredible opportunity to further innovate PatientPoint's offerings around our patients and practices to help us deliver more personalized care."
  • The newest members of the PatientPoint Oncology Advisory Board see PatientPoint solutions as a key enabler to providing visibility into social determinants of health (SDoH), a critical component of patient-centered care.
  • Editor's Note: Insights from PatientPoint Oncology Advisory Board members are featured in a new ebook, " Embracing Patient-centered Care to Improve Outcomes ."

NYU LANGONE HEALTH OPENS COMPREHENSIVE, FIVE-STORY MULTISPECIALTY CARE CENTER IN COBBLE HILL

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Friday, March 31, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NYU Langone Health will tomorrow begin opening the comprehensive Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center, a state-of-the-art facility that offers an off-campus, 24-hour emergency department as well as cancer care, outpatient surgeries, and physician practices—across 165,000 square feet and 5 floors—in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill.

Key Points: 
  • "The Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center greatly enhances the breadth and depth of high-quality care NYU Langone offers right here in the community," said Andrew W. Brotman, MD , executive vice president and vice dean for clinical affairs and strategy, chief clinical officer at NYU Langone Health.
  • NYU Langone will further expand in Brooklyn later this spring with the opening of the Red Hook Family Health Center at NYU Langone, where it will offer primary care, dental care, obstetrics and gynecology, behavioral health, and family support services.
  • The new care center is named after Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg in recognition of their generosity to NYU Langone, including a gift to expand access to outpatient care in Brooklyn.
  • The Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center will have more than 65 providers from the following clinical areas:

Carrum Health and UChicago Medicine Collaborate to Increase Access to High-Quality, Cost-Effective Cancer Care for Employers in the Midwest

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrum Health, the first digital health company connecting employers and employees to Centers of Excellence (COEs) through a technology-powered value-based care platform, today announces an arrangement with the University of Chicago Medicine to bring value-based breast cancer treatment and care to self-insured employers and their employees in the Midwest. Eligible patients can now receive treatment for non-metastatic breast cancer at UChicago Medicine, including surgery, reconstruction, chemotherapy, and radiation, for up to two years through Carrum Health's fixed-price comprehensive cancer care bundle. 

Key Points: 
  • UChicago Medicine, one of the nation's leading academic health systems, offers a regional network of care throughout the Chicagoland area.
  • 14 in the country for cancer care in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list.
  • Carrum is thrilled to partner with such a high-quality provider like UChicago Medicine to extend our cancer care bundle to employers in the Midwest."
  • Increasing Access to High-Quality Cancer Care: Carrum Health partners with the top cancer centers across the U.S., such as UChicago Medicine, to ensure employers have access to local treatment and care for their employees.

Renowned Breast Surgical Oncologist Joins NYU Langone Health As Director of Women's Health for Suffolk County

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Melissa D. Fana, MD , a leading breast surgical oncologist, has joined NYU Langone Health as director of women's health for Suffolk County and chief of service for breast surgery at Long Island Community Hospital , effective December 1.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Melissa D. Fana, MD , a leading breast surgical oncologist, has joined NYU Langone Health as director of women's health for Suffolk County and chief of service for breast surgery at Long Island Community Hospital , effective December 1.
  • She sees patients at Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Long Island Breast Surgery AssociatesPatchogue, 100 Hospital Road , suite 106.
  • "These attributes will be a tremendous asset as she develops a comprehensive women's health program in Suffolk County over the next several years."
  • She also previously worked at Plainview Hospital, enhancing their breast surgical program, Brookhaven Hospital Memorial Medical Center, and Brookhaven Breast Health Services.

Novocure Announces 25 Abstracts on Tumor Treating Fields Therapy at Society for Neuro-Oncology 2022 Annual Meeting

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today announced 25 abstracts on Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy will be featured at the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) 2022 Annual Meeting from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20 in Tampa.

Key Points: 
  • Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today announced 25 abstracts on Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy will be featured at the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) 2022 Annual Meeting from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20 in Tampa.
  • Over the last 15 years, SNO has been an important meeting for Novocure as Tumor Treating Fields therapy has become ingrained within the neuro-oncology community and as our science continues to evolve.
  • (INNV-10) Overcoming challenges and optimizing patient outcomes with Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy.
  • Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) are electric fields that exert physical forces to kill cancer cells via a variety of mechanisms.

Carrum Health and AccessHope Partner to Increase Access to High-Quality, Cost-Effective Cancer Expertise

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO and DUARTE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrum Health, the first digital health company connecting employers and employees to Centers of Excellence (COEs) through a technology-powered value-based care platform, and AccessHope, LLC, a cancer support services company, today announced a collaboration to bring cancer expertise to people living with cancer. Self-insured employers and their employees will have access to insights from AccessHope's network of cancer specialists through Carrum Health's comprehensive oncology offering. The collaboration offers remote expertise from national specialists knowledgeable in the latest cancer discoveries for review of diagnoses, treatment plans and personalized precision medicine opportunities for all forms of cancer, as well as access to experienced oncology nurses who can offer information and support. The partnership also rounds out the recently announced collaboration with City of Hope.  

Key Points: 
  • Self-insured employers and their employees will have access to insights from AccessHope's network of cancer specialists through Carrum Health's comprehensive oncology offering.
  • And we have seen greater demand for even more access to top-rated oncology care across the U.S.," said Sach Jain, CEO and founder of Carrum Health.
  • Through AccessHope, Carrum Health members can leverage the expertise of National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, including City of Hope,Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,Emory Healthcareand Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center , and Northwestern Medicine and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
  • AccessHope services for Carrum Health members will include Expert Advisory Review and Cancer Support Team.

Study Leveraging DEARhealth Care Management Platform for Ovarian Cancer Care Launched

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DEARhealth Inc., a health tech company focused on patients with a chronic condition and their continuous care management, announced today the launch of a randomized, multi-center, controlled study to assess the efficacy of DEARhealth's risk-based care management platform in improving the health of women with ovarian cancer.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DEARhealth Inc ., a health tech company focused on patients with a chronic condition and their continuous care management, announced today the launch of a randomized, multi-center, controlled study to assess the efficacy of DEARhealth's risk-based care management platform in improving the health of women with ovarian cancer.
  • The study "Value-Based Integrated Recommendation Software Guiding Ovarian Cancer Treatment (VIRGO2)" will be led by the University of California (UC) Cancer Consortium, a collaboration of UC's five National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
  • "We're excited to embark on this important study that we hope will show the benefits of a harmonized care pathway for ovarian cancer accessible through the DEARhealth care management platform," said Dr. Daniel Hommes, MD, PhD, and Co-founder of DEARhealth.
  • DEARhealth's care management platform offers risk-based care pathway recommendation functionality with the input of data from electronic medical record (EMR) systems, to support provider teams, patients, and their caregivers in the management of chronic conditions.

California Cancer Coalition Celebrates State Legislature’s Passage of Landmark Cancer Care Access Bill, Urges Governor Newsom to Sign

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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The Cancer Care Is Different (CCID) Coalition applauds the California State Legislature for passing the California Cancer Care Equity Act (SB 987) , a bill that would expand access to specialized cancer care for Medi-Cal patients who receive a complex cancer diagnosis.

Key Points: 
  • The Cancer Care Is Different (CCID) Coalition applauds the California State Legislature for passing the California Cancer Care Equity Act (SB 987) , a bill that would expand access to specialized cancer care for Medi-Cal patients who receive a complex cancer diagnosis.
  • The California Cancer Care Equity Act (CCCEA) now heads to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature, which would help the most vulnerable populations of California seek optimal cancer care services more easily, such as genomic testing, precision medicine-based care, subspecialty expertise and clinical trials.
  • We hope Governor Newsom will support this effort to connect more Californians, particularly those from historically disadvantaged communities, to the cancer care that gives them the best shot at survival.
  • The California Cancer Care Equity act is a crucial step toward addressing those inequities and we urge Gov.

Give Kids with Cancer Hope this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the St. Baldrick's Foundation - the largest charitable funder of childhood cancer research grants - aims to raise $1.5 million this month to fund the best childhood cancer research that will save kids' lives.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the St. Baldrick's Foundation - the largest charitable funder ofchildhood cancer research grants - aims to raise $1.5 million this month to fund the best childhood cancer research that will save kids' lives.
  • Childhood cancer is the number one disease killer of children in the U.S. Nearly 25,000 of the world's kids will be diagnosed with cancer this month alone.
  • This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, St. Baldrick's will prove that Research Is Hope by sharing stories of kids who were given another chance to play soccer, go to school, grow up and live a longer life because of St. Baldrick's funded research.
  • Join St. Baldrick's this September for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and help give kids with cancer hope.

UCI Health and Kindred Rehabilitation Services Announce Plans for State-of-the-Art Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital

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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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The UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital will serve the growing clinical needs of the Orange County region.

Key Points: 
  • The UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital will serve the growing clinical needs of the Orange County region.
  • The hospital will also serve patients from the new UCI Health Irvine medical complex, now under construction at the UCI campus.
  • UCI Health and Kindred have a shared vision to create the most innovative and comprehensive rehabilitation center on the West Coast, said UCI Health CEO Chad T. Lefteris.
  • The initiative expands the UCI Health inpatient rehabilitation capacity from its existing 14 rehabilitation beds at UCI Medical Center in Orange and locate them between the two UCI medical complexes.