According to the article, Donna Berizzi, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC, Associate Chief Nursing Officer of the Cancer Service Line at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses how LeanTaaS capacity management tools reduce nurse burnout by optimizing outpatient workflows. The landscape of oncology nursing is facing a critical inflection point in 2026. The State of Cancer Centers in 2026 report released by LeanTaaS found that high patient volume has emerged as the leading driver of burnout among cancer center leaders (29%), outpacing inadequate staffing (19%). Berizzi notes a deliberate shift toward ambulatory care, with oncology patients now “almost exclusively treated in the outpatient setting.” While 65% of cancer centers plan to expand services this year, 40% of leaders identify scheduling and capacity management tools as the top requirement for growth. Berizzi argues that advanced technology helps nursing leaders move away from a “terrible reactionary stage,” and that adoption works best when nurses see technology solving problems. By utilizing historical data, nursing teams achieve a "level-loaded" day, resulting in a more predictable environment with decreased wait times. Berizzi stresses that solving volume issues is a multidisciplinary effort, using data rather than "knee-jerk" reactions to capacity strain.