Inside Oncology Operations: What Programs Are Dealing With Right Now | Heather Turner
Heather Turner has 14 years of experience in radiation oncology. Radiation therapist, operations manager for a new cancer center build, director. In this conversation she and Yoel Bakas talk about the real challenges programs are navigating in 2026. Staffing shortages across therapists, dosimetrists, physicists, and physicians. Workflow breakdowns between radiation oncology, medical oncology, and imaging. The administrative burden of prior authorization. AI tools being purchased before the problem is defined. Service contracts that have not been reviewed since signature. And the pressure of…
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