Briefings

What changed, and what it means for your practice.

Short, sourced briefings on AI in cancer care. Each one points to the module that teaches the topic in depth.

deep dive

Agentic Prior Authorization in Oncology: From Denial Theatre to Decision Logic

Oncology prior authorization is a natural beachhead for agentic AI: high-volume, evidence-bound work with asymmetric patient stakes.

May 8, 2026 · 7 min readModule 5 · Oncology Workflow Fit
framework

The Clinical Floor for AI Validation: HealthBench, RAVE, and What's Missing

Healthcare AI validation needs more than benchmark performance. The clinical floor is source-grounded, audited, local, and monitored.

May 8, 2026 · 6 min readModule 3 · Clinical Safety and Validation Floor
tutorial

TEFCA + FHIR for Oncology: The Data Spine That Makes Agentic Care Possible

TEFCA and FHIR are the boring infrastructure behind serious oncology AI. Without longitudinal interoperability, the agent is blind.

May 8, 2026 · 7 min readModule 4 · Data, Privacy, and Workflow Boundaries
deep dive

Foundation Models in Precision Oncology: Where the Evidence Actually Is

Foundation models are reshaping precision oncology, but the evidence is uneven across genomics, pathology, imaging, and narrative.

May 8, 2026 · 7 min readModule 1 · The Oncology AI Landscape
deep dive

The Payer-Provider AI Arms Race Is the Wrong Frame

Health systems build AI to fight denials. Payers build AI to issue them. This adversarial equilibrium doesn't reduce cost — it redistributes it into compute. The actual unlock is structural.

March 21, 2026 · 8 min readModule 6 · Buying, Governance, and Accountability
signal

HIMSS 2026: What Actually Mattered

Dragon Copilot, ambient documentation wars, agent validation frameworks. Separating signal from booth demos.

March 18, 2026 · 5 min readModule 2 · What AI Is Good At, Bad At, and Dangerous At