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September 2016

Feature

Research Reports
09/06/2016
Abstract: Literature suggests that depression has adverse effects on health outcomes among patients with cancer. However, the associations between depression and end-of-life (EOL) cancer care are inconclusive. In...
Abstract: Literature suggests that depression has adverse effects on health outcomes among patients with cancer. However, the associations between depression and end-of-life (EOL) cancer care are inconclusive. In...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Column

Counterpoint
09/06/2016
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) research has shown that PROs must play a role in the future of health care delivery as the system transitions from volume-based care to value-based care. Building trust among...
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) research has shown that PROs must play a role in the future of health care delivery as the system transitions from volume-based care to value-based care. Building trust among...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Counterpoint
09/06/2016
While the collection and reporting of patient-reported outcome data in oncology trials and care settings has yet to reach its full potential, it has made some progress in recent years. Patient-reported outcomes...
While the collection and reporting of patient-reported outcome data in oncology trials and care settings has yet to reach its full potential, it has made some progress in recent years. Patient-reported outcomes...
While...
09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Viewpoint
09/06/2016
Generic patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for cancer have outlived their utility. More relevant and accurate PROMs are required in order to demonstrate the true value of oncology interventions to...
Generic patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for cancer have outlived their utility. More relevant and accurate PROMs are required in order to demonstrate the true value of oncology interventions to...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Clinical Pathways GPS
09/06/2016
As health systems become more prevalent, they are having increasing levels of control over treatment decisions, in coordination with physicians and managed care organizations. As a result of this increased level of...
As health systems become more prevalent, they are having increasing levels of control over treatment decisions, in coordination with physicians and managed care organizations. As a result of this increased level of...
As...
09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Pharma Insights
09/06/2016
Controversy over the lack of a survival benefit associated with early diagnosis of prostate cancer through prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening has led to uncertainty in the determination of PSA coverage and its...
Controversy over the lack of a survival benefit associated with early diagnosis of prostate cancer through prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening has led to uncertainty in the determination of PSA coverage and its...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Insights

Interview
09/06/2016
An interview with Jonathan Wilcox, co-founder and policy director, Patients Rising, Washington, DC In an effort to address rising health care costs, a number of organizations have spearheaded the development of...
An interview with Jonathan Wilcox, co-founder and policy director, Patients Rising, Washington, DC In an effort to address rising health care costs, a number of organizations have spearheaded the development of...
An...
09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Interview
09/06/2016
An interview with Christopher S Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; faculty director, Cancer Care Equity Program; medical director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St...
An interview with Christopher S Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; faculty director, Cancer Care Equity Program; medical director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St...
An...
09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Department

Research in Review
09/06/2016
JCP Editors
Members of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have provided guidelines for the creation of evidence-based clinical pathways for thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs). TMAs are a diverse set of disorders sharing a...
Members of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have provided guidelines for the creation of evidence-based clinical pathways for thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs). TMAs are a diverse set of disorders sharing a...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/06/2016
JCP Editors
Adding panobinostat to treatment regimens for multiple myeloma would have a minimal economic impact and could even save the health care system money, claims a study published in the Journal of Managed Care &...
Adding panobinostat to treatment regimens for multiple myeloma would have a minimal economic impact and could even save the health care system money, claims a study published in the Journal of Managed Care &...
Adding...
09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways