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Philips partnership aims to improve IT in cancer care

Royal Philips Electronics, better known in the U.S. as Philips, is partnering with Integrated Oncology Network (ION), a practice management and consulting firm that has helped develop and operate

Electronic reminders raise cancer screening rates short-term

After slamming a couple of recent studies on attempts to engage patients in their own care through passive monitoring generously called "telemedicine," we find a study that deserves some credit at

Redefine payer-provider relationships to reduce cancer costs

There is no denying it--cancer is expensive. Although less than 1 percent of the commercially-insured population has cancer, they account for more than 10 percent of all healthcare costs. The average

GA cancer group shares data with community centers

A Georgia-based cancer group has plans to use a statewide healthcare information exchange to share evidence-based medicine with community-based cancer centers. The HIE will serve as an intermediary