Inside MultiCare's Oncology Access Playbook with CMO Dr. Yarrow McConnell
About this episode
Dr. Yarrow McConnell discusses MultiCare's innovative strategies to enhance oncology access and care coordination.
In oncology, performance is not just about getting patients in the door. It is about getting them to the right specialist, at the right time, with less friction across every handoff. This episode features a presentation from the ROI-Centered Care Summit, a half-day virtual summit produced by Bright Spots Ventures in partnership with TytoCare and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). In this episode, Yarrow McConnell, MD, FACS, Chief Medical Officer at MultiCare Cancer Institute, shares how MultiCare redesigned oncology pathways to improve access, strengthen coordination, and deliver measurable ROI. You'll hear how MultiCare is: Using AI chart scrubbing to identify cancer diagnoses and concerning imaging findings earlier Deploying nurse navigators to accelerate intake and reduce barriers to care Building APP-staffed workup clinics to move patients more quickly from referral to consult Creating disease teams to improve handoffs and reduce siloed care Standardizing scheduling and authorization workflows, with virtual options built in Improving staging and comorbidity documentation to better reflect complexity and reimbursement Key topics include referral lag, nurse…
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