
Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, discusses AI adoption, administrative burden, and strategies to streamline prior authorization in oncology.
When word got out on August 26, 2024, that McKesson Corporation had agreed to pay $2.49 billion for a controlling interest in a unit of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS),1 the news was jolting but not unexpected. There had been reports2 and speculation for more than a year on who would be the winning suitor for FCS, with its 100 sites and a huge footprint in both the Florida market and the research community.