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McLaren Greater Lansing Neuroscience Diagnostic Services has received a Laboratory Accreditation with Exemplary status from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). The AANEM established laboratory accreditation criteria for electrodiagnostic (EDX) laboratories to ensure patients receive quality medical care in a safe environment. Laboratory accreditation provides patients, referral sources, and payers with a credible measure to differentiate the laboratory’s q...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has been named one of America’s 2024 Best Hospitals for Cancer Care and one of the country’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience by the Women’s Choice Award ® , America’s trusted referral source for the best in health care. This is the 11 th consecutive year Karmanos has been recognized by the Women’s Choice Award® since the inception of the national list. “A woman’s influence on where she chooses to receive health care is powerful, and we are once ag...

Modern Healthcare and Ad Age has recognized the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute with the Bronze Award for Integrated Campaign of the Year for the latest installment of the “Inspire” campaign. The award was given as part of the 2023 Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards . Karmanos partnered with Fusion92, a marketing agency, for the latest era of the “Inspire” campaign to showcase a cancer patient’s perspective on everyday life and activities. The campaign took viewers on a journey and included digita...

McLaren Health Care has been included on the 2023 list of “100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs” compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review. The health system has Michigan’s largest network of oncology centers, the Karmanos Cancer Network , anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. The list includes the premier providers of cancer care from across the country, many of which are National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Oncology Centers. The oncology programs p...

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at Wayne State University’s (WSU) School of Medicine annually recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions in teaching, mentoring, research, and leadership. This year, several Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute faculty, researchers, and medical staff at the Karmanos Cancer Center received these awards, highlighting their significant contributions to education and more. Others received promotions and tenure at Wayne State. School...

Hour Detroit’s 2023 Top Docs List  is out; over 30 physicians from the  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute  are listed. Each year, Hour Detroit Magazine puts out an online peer-to-peer review survey conducted by Professional Research Services (PRS) to determine the top physicians in southeastern Michigan. Participating physicians in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Livingston Counties nominate the best doctors in each field. This year’s list also includes a feature with George Yo...

Karmanos Cancer Center is ranked among the top recommended hospitals in the state and country by patients. Becker’s Hospital Review compiled lists of high-scoring hospitals nationwide from data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Among being a highly recommended hospital, Karmanos also scored high for physician-patient communication, nurse-patient communication, staff responsiveness, atient experience and drug communication. The data comes from the Hospital Consumer Asses...

President and CEO of McLaren Health Care, Philip A. Incarnati, and President of Karmanos Cancer Hospital and Network, Brian R. Gamble, have been included in this year’s “Detroit 500.” An annual feature from DBusiness Magazine, the “Detroit 500” compiles the 500 most influential business leaders in metro Detroit. Individuals are selected based on several factors, including the company or organization size, growth rate, geographical reach and extensive personal contacts. View the complete “Detroit 500” li...

KSP , McLaren Health Care's Specialty Pharmacy, has earned full re-accreditation for specialty pharmacy from URAC through August 1, 2026. By achieving this status, KSP has demonstrated its commitment to quality care, enhanced process, patient safety and improved outcomes. With this designation, KSP will continue providing specialty agents for various diseases. The medications and therapeutic follow-up offered by KSP are for patients with complex diseases or whose care requires high-cost treatments. Phys...

The Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing has once again been accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) as a Center of Excellence. Facility staff, equipment, treatment-planning, and chart reviews, as well as patient safety policies and quality control, are all among the criteria assessed by the ACR. "My role is to ensure, on the backend, that the treatment plan that has been created for the patient is of the highest quality and safety, and meets all best practices," said Micha...