Blogs tagged cancerlinq

CancerLinQ LLC is a wholly-owned non-profit subsidiary of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and was created to give oncologists a robust quality monitoring system that collects and analyzes data from all patient encounters. But it... Read More »

The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other high-income country, and yet, our health results are some of the worst. In 2014, U.S. healthcare spending constituted 17.5 percent of total GDP, a number that’s expected to increase about... Read More »

A trial version of the SAP Connected Health platform and Medical Research Insights application (CHP 1.0 and MRI 2.0) is now available at the SAP Cloud Appliance Library. The trial system is perfect for interested customers and partners to play... Read More »

At SAPPHIRE NOW 2016, the term “co-innovation” was used a lot – probably too much – but for good reason. There were some super-cool stories told at SAPPHIRE NOW about how different companies collaborated with SAP to develop... Read More »

SAP’s approach to innovation, be it for an entire industry or simply one company, includes developing new, breakthrough technologies and best practices that shape and redefine businesses. SAP Custom Development partners with individual... Read More »

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2015 in the United States alone, there will be 1.7 million new cases of cancer, and 590,000 deaths.  Can we use big data analytics to do something meaningful about these staggering... Read More »

October is a busy month for healthcare-watchers. In the US alone, calendars are marked to commemorate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month, and National Physical Therapy Month. There are more health-related... Read More »

Couldn’t make it to Orlando? If you didn’t have the chance to attend last week’s SAPPHIRE NOW 2015 in person, just watch the session replays to learn how SAP is supporting healthcare organizations in taking a leadership role in... Read More »

Idea #1: Stop Reporting the Past and Start Predicting the Future Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP discussed some of today’s burning business questions. The following question and discussion resonated with me “When will my data stop reporting... Read More »

Since President Barack Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative in January, precision medicine has been widely discussed among the media, health professionals, and patients. Of course, precision medicine is not a new topic.  There... Read More »