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Beware barriers to the assessment of cancer patient financial hardship

AuntMinnie

Because factors such as financial distress have been linked to higher mortality rates among patients with cancer -- in part because people may not get the screening exams they need and thus present with more advanced disease, wrote a team led by Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, of the Ohio State University in Columbus. Of the total study cohort, 10.6%

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Synoptic Reporting Improves Pretreatment CT for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Imaging Technology

A total of 128 reports generated before March 31, 2020 used a simple structured report (i.e., Meanwhile, 77 reports generated after April 1, 2020 used a synoptic report—list of 45 anatomic sites relevant to ovarian cancer management, each classified in terms of disease absence versus presence. free text organized into sections).

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Predictions for Healthcare AI Entering 2023

Aidoc

Whether it be unleashing genomic sequencing to personalize oncologic treatments or developing an electronic medical records system, the healthcare industry as a whole abides by the highest standards of testing and evaluation prior to welcoming novel solutions that may impact patient lives. In 2020, U.S.