Michael S. Buchholtz, MD
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NYU Langone鈥檚 Perlmutter Cancer Center, and other regional healthcare systems on Long Island, are enhancing local access to cancer care.
鈥淭he technology around cancer care, including timely access to a patient鈥檚 care, is transformative,鈥 Michael S. Buchholtz, MD, a medical oncologist at 嘿嘿视频鈥檚 Perlmutter Cancer Center鈥擧untington, tells Newsday.
鈥淲ithin the system, the utilization of this information means better, timely, and more coordinated care,鈥 he adds.
Patients and doctors at 嘿嘿视频 utilize to manage appointments, communicate with physicians, and remotely refill prescriptions through the electronic health record portal, Epic, which is integrated across the entire network.
Donna O鈥橰ourke, a 51-year-old breast cancer survivor from Huntington Station, Long Island, said that the care she received from Dr. Buchholtz and breast surgeon and oncologist Faisal Siddiqui, MD, 鈥渁llowed me to keep working and helped decrease stress.鈥
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