In this episode, Hospitalogy’s Blake Madden talks with two operators who actually walk the walk in oncology: Ben Freeberg, founder of Oncology Ventures (recently announced Fund II) and Dan Nardi, CEO of Reimagine Care.
“What is lacking in oncology is connecting the dots between visits. That is what we excel in.”
Our CEO Dan Nardi joined Blake Madden on the Hospitalogy podcast this week alongside Ben Freeberg of Oncology Ventures — and they got into the real stuff: why 97% of the cancer journey happens outside the clinic, why so many ED visits are avoidable, and what it actually takes to support patients between appointments.
What this episode covers:
→ On meeting patients where they are: “We have the opportunity to be this orchestration layer and connect back to services that hospitals already have — mental health services, transportation, and more. We’re able to understand their needs further than what they can get in a 15-minute in-clinic visit.”
→ On predictive, proactive care: “If we can start to predict when symptoms arise, we can be proactive and educate patients. It ends up with an orchestration layer in the care — for a personalized approach.”
→ On building for every care model: “Regardless of value-based care or fee-for-service, we’ve built this on ONS and ACCC standards — around delivering the best patient experience. We don’t have to change the program for either model.”
The cancer care system wasn’t built to support patients outside the four walls of the clinic. We were.