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Leveraging Clinical Decision Support Tools for Optimized Cancer Care Delivery For oncologists, navigating the complicated world of cancer treatment can be a challenging undertaking. Clinical decision support tools like Flatiron Assist may be able to help as they offer better instructions and make it possible to administer high-quality care. Key Points: “Given the increasing complexity of the oncology treatment landscape, this study found that utilizing a customizable CDS tool like FA provides an opportunity for custom preferred pathways to optimize cancer treatment ordering in cases where NCCN guidelines are less clear and that regardless of the path­way in place, providers order preferred treatment options a large majority of the time.” Study Conclusion

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Similarities in Quality and Cost of Care: Allopathic vs. Osteopathic Physicians As the medical field continues to evolve and diversify, it is imperative to understand the impact of physician education on patient outcomes and healthcare costs. This comprehensive observational study offers an insightful comparison between allopathic and osteopathic physicians in the context of hospitalized Medicare patients, revealing striking similarities in both the quality and cost of care provided.

Enhancing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction: Comparing Coronary Artery Calcium and Polygenic Risk Scores A Northwestern University study revealed that both coronary artery calcium and polygenic risk scores significantly influence 10-year risk prediction for coronary heart disease. However, coronary artery calcium score demonstrated superior predictive power, reinforcing the integration of these novel tools in risk prediction models. “What this study says is that in white participants enrolled in 2 observational studies, identifying coronary calcium predicted future cardiac events better than our currently available polygenic risk scores.” Dr. Karol E. Watson, PhD, professor of medicine and cardiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles