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Episode 16 - Impact of Electronic Medical Records in Oncology Practices
As electronic health records (EHRs) become standard in practice, it is important to consider their value as well as address any challenges that affect their utilization. In this segment, Peter Salgo, MD; John L. Fox, MD, MHA; Michael Kolodziej, MD; Bryan Loy, MD; and Irwin W. Tischler, DO, discuss the impact of EHR adoption on medical oncology.
Dr Tischler notes that when constructed correctly, EHR programs are extremely valuable in promoting continuity of care. However, he remarks that the programs must be interchangeable. Many different companies currently offer EHR programs, but not every program is compatible with every other. Also, some EHR programs are easy to use, and others more difficult.
The panelists also discuss the cost burden on small practices of adopting EHR programs. The adoption of an EHR program is essential to the practice of medical oncology; however, small practices are especially impacted by the high costs of these programs. In some instances, the cost of EHR programs may influence a small practice’s decision of whether to become part of a hospital-affiliated system.
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Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Penn Medicine's Dr Justin Bekelman
December 19th 2023Justin Bekelman, MD, director of the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation, sat with our hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, for our final episode of 2023 to discuss the importance of collaboration between academic medicine and community oncology and testing innovative cancer care delivery in these settings.
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October 30th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Emily Goldberg, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at JScreen, breaks down how genetic screening for breast cancer works and why it is so important to increase awareness and education around these screening tools available to patients who may be at risk for cancer.
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