oncology care

Two people sitting next to each other, one wearing a scarf on their head and the other in scrubs
By  Jessica Hagen 01:59 pm August 30, 2024
Home-based cancer care platform Reimagine Care is expanding its partnership with Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System beyond its flagship hospital, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, to offer oncology patients digital, virtual and in-home care.  Reimagine Care partners with providers and health plans to coordinate care in the home to avoid unnecessary inpatient visits. Reimagine...
Oncology patient sitting next to a healthcare provider while looking at a tablet
By  Nathan Eddy 01:31 pm August 23, 2024
Hackensack Meridian Health announced it launched a cancer risk and early detection program at the health system’s Hennessy Institute for Cancer Prevention and Applied Molecular Medicine in partnership with oncology-focused precision health technology company CancerIQ, aimed at improving early diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The program integrates advanced technology, genomics and AI into...
Person sitting at a table while looking at a computer and smiling
By  Jessica Hagen 02:57 pm June 18, 2024
Oncology-focused digital therapeutics company Mika Health announced a partnership with pharma companies AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo for an initiative dubbed "UNITE" to provide digital therapeutics to women undergoing breast cancer treatments.  Mika Health's app gives cancer patients access to psychological support to reduce disease-related anxiety, depression and stress. Patients can track...
Healthcare provider sitting next to a patient while both look at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 09:32 am May 13, 2024
Oncology-focused digital health company Flatiron Health, which Roche acquired in a $1.9 billion deal in 2018, is announcing a strategic collaboration with the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) to promote access to clinical trials in the community setting, improve clinical study efficiency and enhance the gathering of study-related data.  ACCC is an advocacy group comprising a nationwide...
Dr. Julia Frydman, medical director for palliative care at Thyme Care
By  Jessica Hagen 12:00 pm May 2, 2024
Value-based cancer care platform Thyme Care is launching Enhanced Supportive Care, a virtual palliative care support program to assist its members and caregivers with managing physical and psychological symptoms accompanying cancer diagnosis and treatment.    The program will be led by Dr. Julia Frydman, the company's first medical director for palliative care. Frydman previously worked in the...
Panelists in the Constellation Forum 2023
By  Nathan Eddy 03:25 pm October 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence could have profound implications for the field of oncology, concluded panelists speaking to journalist and moderator Katie Couric at the Constellation Forum 2023 at Northwell Health last week. Dr. Richard Barakat, physician in chief and executive director of cancer services and research division at Northwell Health, noted that using AI in imaging will help radiologists and...
Healthcare provider sitting next to a patient on a bed listening to their lungs with a stethoscope
By  Jessica Hagen 06:26 pm July 18, 2023
Home-based cancer care platform Reimagine Care announced it is partnering with in-home care provider DispatchHealth to provide virtual-to-home care for oncology patients.  Reimagine Care partners with providers and health plans to coordinate care in the home to avoid unnecessary inpatient visits. Reimagine clinicians can remotely monitor patients, work with oncologists to determine whether...