Top Cancer Programs Offer Better Outcomes for Transferred Patients
By Josh Gray and Maria Monahan Key points In 2023, there were 253,559 hospital-to-hospital transfers for Medicare fee-for-service patients with cancer diagnoses Among the top 20 hospital-based cancer programs as defined by U.S. News and World Report, there were 10,992 transfers for cancer patients Patients at these top programs had substantially lower mortality than expected […]
New Research Explores Immuno-oncology Effectiveness for Lung Cancer in Medicare Population
05.21.21 Findings from HDAI and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Real-world Evidence Study of 20,000 Medicare Patients Shows Shorter Survival Times than Observed in Clinical Trials BOSTON, May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) – an innovator in healthcare AI solutions – and researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today announced publication of findings exploring the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibition for […]