WELLSPAN HEALTH

How can technology help care teams identify patients who may benefit from palliative care sooner? This film explores WellSpan Cancer Institute’s use of machine learning to bring greater insight and earlier intervention into the oncology care process.

Combining polished studio interviews with intimate moments from the clinical environment, the film introduces the people behind the innovation and illustrates how data can support more timely, human-centered conversations with patients and their families. The result is a story about the intersection of technology, medicine, and empathy, showing how a new approach to clinical decision-making can help providers focus their attention where it can have the greatest impact.

A man sitting on a chair holding a film slate, smiling, while a woman stands next to him, partially visible, in a bright indoor setting with a whiteboard and plant in the background.

Man in light blue shirt with red bow tie sitting on a stool in a minimalist office with white walls. He has glasses and is gesturing with his right hand. On the left, a small bookshelf with books, a potted plant, and decorative items. To his right, a

Wooden house-shaped decor piece placed on top of medical books on a bookshelf next to a potted plant.

Close-up of a man's face with short dark hair, wearing a blue suit and white shirt, looking to the side against a white background.

Three medical professionals, including two men and one woman, are gathered around a medical monitor in a hospital room. The woman is wearing glasses and a black lab coat, the man in the middle is wearing a blue coat with 'Weill Cornell Oncology' on i

A person in a suit pointing at a laptop screen displaying a blue bar graph with a line chart overlaid, in a meeting or office setting.

Two men walking through a hospital lobby, one in a blue suit and carrying a briefcase, the other in medical scrubs with a stethoscope, with signage indicating they are at a cancer center.

Exterior of the Yale New York Cancer Center building with large windows and a brick facade, surrounded by landscaped bushes and flowers.