SurvivorPlan selected for inaugural cohort in CancerX Accelerator program
February 26, 2024
Today SurvivorPlan was announced as being chosen as one of the 16 companies to be invited into the inaugural cohort of innovative cancer-focused companies that will be part of the CancerX program. These companies were chosen from hundreds of applicants, and were selected for their unique approaches to solving the biggest problems in cancer care.
CancerX is a public-private partnership announced by The White House as a national accelerator to boost innovation in the fight against cancer as part of the reignited Cancer Moonshot.
SurvivorPlan was selected by Moffitt Cancer Center and Atrium Health as their initial cancer program partners to work with during the CancerX program.
“Selection into the CancerX Program is a huge honor for SurvivorPlan,” said SurvivorPlan’s founder and CEO, Elaine Warren. “Participation in this program will give us new opportunities to expand our reach, bringing SurvivorPlan to more cancer patients and survivors. It will provide us with mentorship from some of the leading cancer centers in the country, and will help us scale our solution by working with other innovative companies and providers of cancer care. We are incredibly excited about this opportunity and look forward to working with all the CancerX mentors, sponsors, and partners over the next few months.”
To learn more about SurvivorPlan’s Participation in the CancerX Accelerator, please visit: https://cancerx.health/accelerator/
SurvivorPlan mentioned in Journal of Cancer Survivorship
February 20, 2024
SurvivorPlan was mentioned recently in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship’s special issue titled “The History of Cancer Survivorship Centers in the US: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities” [February 2024, Volume 18 Issue 1]
This special issue features eight cancer centers that are pioneers and leaders in cancer survivorship care delivery:
- the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
- the University of California/Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- the Northwestern Medicine Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
- the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center
- the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- the Stanford Cancer Institute
- and the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Roswell Park article features SurvivorPlan as a fully integrated part of their clinical care delivery framework, where it is used to foster communication with the patient and their primary care provider (PCP). Each new survivor receives a comprehensive survivorship care plan that includes a cancer treatment summary, potential late effects and long-term side effects of treatment, signs of recurrence, health promotion, and prevention recommendations. The survivorship care plan is reviewed with the patient at the end of the visit, and an abbreviated version of the survivorship care plan is sent to the PCP to increase awareness of the potential late effects.
SurvivorPlan has been an integral part of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s survivorship program since 2019, when their solution was chosen in a competitive process with distinct requirements set forth by a multi-disciplinary committee. For the last 5 years, SurvivorPlan has been a core component of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s survivorship program by helping to improve clinician efficiency and provide more comprehensive support for the complex needs of the program’s survivor patient population.
The Roswell Park article can be found here: The Cancer Screening and Survivorship Program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
For the complete special issue: Special Issue on The History of Cancer Survivorship Programs in the US: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities
SurvivorPlan and samstaff Forge Industry-Leading Partnership to Revolutionize Cancer Quality Programs
February 15, 2024
samstaff is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with SurvivorPlan, a digital health platform for capture of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs), symptom and side effect management, care planning, and automated tools to connect patients to your cancer center’s resources and services. This innovative technology platform is AI-powered, and leverages the power of cancer registry and EMR data to connect patients to services such as your palliative, nutrition, and rehab programs.
SurvivorPlan’s technology platform, coupled with the industry’s top cancer registry talent through samstaff, ensures cancer programs exceed the requirements of quality and accreditation programs, such as the COC-accreditation programs, while improving clinician efficiency, increasing patient satisfaction & engagement, and identifying billable encounters for targeted services for cancer patients and survivors.
This unprecedented collaboration brings together two industry leaders, each renowned for their unwavering commitment to excellence, with a shared vision for the future of improving cancer care. By partnering their expertise, SurvivorPlan and samstaff are poised to deliver game-changing solutions that will disrupt the industry and benefit health systems, care teams, cancer patients, and cancer survivors.
“This partnership marks a significant milestone for SurvivorPlan and samstaff,” said SAM! Farrell, samstaff CEO/Founder. “We are thrilled to join forces with SurvivorPlan and embark on this transformative journey. This partnership leverages our complementary strengths, enabling us to stay at the forefront of healthcare cancer services and address the evolving needs of our customers.
Elaine Warren, SurvivorPlan CEO & Founder echoed this statement, stating “Together, we will help cancer centers meet the requirements of COC accreditation and other quality and value-based payment programs more efficiently. Our services and solutions together will automate some of the heavy lift tasks, such as administering distress screenings, targeting services for cancer patients and survivors, creating comprehensive care plans, and tracking program referrals necessary for COC surveys. We can take these processes from requiring multiple hours, down to under 3 minutes, which has been critical for our customers in being able to not only meet quality program requirements, but to improve patient care and long-term outcomes.”
This partnership represents a significant step forward in serving our cancer center customers, as SurvivorPlan and samstaff combine their strengths to drive innovation, enhance customer value, and shape the future of cancer care. As they embark on this journey together, they invite industry stakeholders, customers, and partners to join them in realizing the full potential of this groundbreaking alliance.