It’s high time we reframe how we think about lung cancer by ending the shame and judgment. I care less about if you quit smoking, I care more that you get screened. No one should have to die, period.
For breast cancer, 20.5% of patients received a screening in the year prior to being on Medicare, compared to 30.4% in the first year of being on Medicare, according to an Epic Research report. For colorectal cancer, screening rates jumped from 6% in the year before being on Medicare to 11% in the first year of being on Medicare.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Through American Cancer Society and Color Health's new partnership, employers and unions will have better access to cancer screenings, cancer education and clinical support.
Startup iSono Health said its FDA-cleared automated imaging system will make personalized whole breast imaging more accessible to women worldwide and could help improve breast cancer diagnosis.
Studies have shown that men are less likely to use preventive healthcare services than women, and do not seek immediate treatment for many of their unique health problems.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the national coverage determination Thursday, expanding coverage for low-dose computed tomography for Medicare patients in line with current recommendations from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
As health systems play catch up with backlogged – and potentially life-saving – screenings, it’s important they prioritize people at higher risk, to ensure they have access to the preventive care they need.
During these uncertain times, remember to proactively reach out to patients and encourage them to resume routine cancer screenings to prevent delayed diagnoses that might lead to worsened health outcomes
Humana will send 1 million screening kits to its members for managing diabetes and screening for colorectal cancer. The at-home tests are intended to offset screenings and other preventive care being pushed back due to Covid-19.
Founded in 2013 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, HealthMyne offers a quantitative imaging decision support platform for radiology and oncology.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The Denver-based company, Eon, offers a cloud-based application for lung cancer screening and incidental nodule management and counts Cleveland Clinic and LifePoint Health among its clients.
With a billion dollars in private financing and a test projected to generate a terabyte of data per person, Grail has seeded a new category of diagnostics and Big Data. Despite this, the company story shared by CEO Jeff Huber is mostly about people.
Counsyl is shutting down its oncology business just seven months after launching the division. Some 24 jobs will be lost as the company concentrates its efforts in women's health and carrier screening.
The number of cancer diagnostics companies these days seems innumerable, each hawking a new way to screen some subset of the populace for a grave disease. Their argument? Early diagnosis = early intervention = avoiding early death. But a great piece from FiveThirtyEight counters the idea of broad-scale cancer screening. It cites South Korea as a […]