Providers

Stronger partnerships between primary care and oncology improve patient outcomes by ensuring coordinated care and addressing financial and systemic barriers, says Mark Fendrick, MD.

The European Association for the Study of Obesity now recommends the 2 treatments for obesity and most associated complications.

Reducing data silos and boosting transparency in oncology requires payer-provider trust and co-governance, according to Vishnukamal Golla, MD, MPH.

Timothy W. Cutler, PharmD, associate chief of ambulatory care at UC Davis Health, describes how pharmacy services patients healthy and out of the hospital.

The risk of pneumonia-related hospitalization increased the most for patients using non-TNFi biologics, climbing by 257% compared with controls.

Oncology pharmacists now work alongside providers to improve efficiency, patient education, and treatment outcomes, according to Scott Soefje, PharmD, MBA, BCOP.

Immune gene signatures were linked to illness severity and treatment response in sepsis and other critical conditions.

Oncology care requires teamwork, support services, and careful planning to ensure effective, affordable, and patient-focused treatment, according to Brian Mulherin, MD.

Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD, discusses the long-term efficacy of deuruxolitinib in alopecia areata.

Hope Krebill of the Masonic Cancer Alliance at the University of Kansas Medical Center outlines patient navigation models that improve outcomes and reduce missed appointments.

Cardiopulmonary risk is high and persistent across the entire COPD disease course, making early recognition and integrated care crucial.

Laxmi Patel urges rural hospitals to align leadership early and build logic models to show how transformation funds can drive access, equity, and sustainability.

Expanding community-based cancer services brings advanced treatments closer to home and addresses social determinants of health, says Kathy Oubre, MS.

Atezolizumab or durvalumab, combined with platinum-doublet regimens, delivered superior responses and survival in patients often excluded from clinical trials.

Hope Krebill, MSW, BSN, RN, discusses the challenges rural hospitals face in delivering therapies like CAR T and bispecifics.

High-risk patients who cannot find a matched sibling or matched unrelated donor may achieve a similar benefit from a haploidentical donor.

Laxmi Patel explains how providers can meet potential new Medicaid documentation requirements without harming patient access.

The study confirms that biologics are highly effective in real-world HS management, and highlights the need for a comprehensive treatment strategy considering both skin symptoms and systemic health.

Multidisciplinary care influenced therapy choices but did not substantially shorten treatment delays for patients with sarcoma.

In a time of skyrocketing oncology drug costs, the role of pharmacists in managing patients’ treatment and keeping care in the outpatient setting is more urgent than ever.

Altering gut motility, fueling inflammation, and disturbing microbes are some of the ways stress and anxiety can disrupt gut health.

Laxmi Patel urges hospitals to embed financial screening and simplify payment options to prepare for rising levels of uninsured patients from Medicaid changes.

Teamwork between primary care providers and oncologists helps patients get needed care and achieve better results, according to Mark Fendrick, MD, at the Patient-Centered Oncology Care (PCOC) conference.

Kathy Oubre, MS, discusses opportunities for community cancer centers to expand service lines without sacrificing care quality.

Panelists discussed the ingredients of successful handoffs at the time of cancer diagnosis and ways to collaborate as screening capabilities evolve.