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October 2016

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Research in Review
10/31/2016
The associated improvement in survival and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) makes pembrolizumab a more cost-effective option than docetaxel for patients with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive non-small...
The associated improvement in survival and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) makes pembrolizumab a more cost-effective option than docetaxel for patients with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive non-small...
The...
10/31/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
10/12/2016
Serum microRNA-206 (miRNA) may serve as not only a novel diagnostic biomarker for gastric cancer but also as an indicator of prognosis and cancer recurrence, according to a study published in Cellular Physiology...
Serum microRNA-206 (miRNA) may serve as not only a novel diagnostic biomarker for gastric cancer but also as an indicator of prognosis and cancer recurrence, according to a study published in Cellular Physiology...
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10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
10/12/2016
Primary care physicians play an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) but still find implementation of prevention strategies challenging, which may be limiting their usage. A review of...
Primary care physicians play an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) but still find implementation of prevention strategies challenging, which may be limiting their usage. A review of...
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10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
10/12/2016
Despite the high frequency of osteoporosis, it is still underdiagnosed and undertreated in many health care settings. However, a group of Belgium researchers may have developed a clinical pathway capable of...
Despite the high frequency of osteoporosis, it is still underdiagnosed and undertreated in many health care settings. However, a group of Belgium researchers may have developed a clinical pathway capable of...
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10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Feature
10/12/2016
Eugene Kreys, PharmD, PhD, BCPS
Abstract: Poor medication adherence results in worse clinical outcomes and increased health care expenditures. Clinical pathways programs should address medication adherence to support the fundamental purpose of...
Abstract: Poor medication adherence results in worse clinical outcomes and increased health care expenditures. Clinical pathways programs should address medication adherence to support the fundamental purpose of...
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10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Feature

From the Field
10/12/2016
Joleen Hubbard, MD; Angelina Tan; Katrina Croghan, MS; Juliana Perez Botero, MD; Briant Fruth; Deirdre Pachman, MD; Veronica Lafky; Jeff Sloan, PhD; Carrie Thompson, MD; Rahma Warsame, MD; Angela Dispenzieri, MD
Abstract: Modern clinical practice places restrictions on the amount of information communicated in a typical office visit, impeding patient concerns from being adequately addressed. A point-of-care case management...
Abstract: Modern clinical practice places restrictions on the amount of information communicated in a typical office visit, impeding patient concerns from being adequately addressed. A point-of-care case management...
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10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Column

Pharma Insights
10/12/2016
Larry Blandford, PharmD; Andrew Cournoyer, RPh, MBA
The use of formulary exclusion lists is expanding—and such lists are beginning to shape the market by further limiting available drugs for narrow therapeutic areas while reducing redundancy of options in broader...
The use of formulary exclusion lists is expanding—and such lists are beginning to shape the market by further limiting available drugs for narrow therapeutic areas while reducing redundancy of options in broader...
The...
10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Clinical Pathways GPS
10/12/2016
Scott Guerin, PhD; Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Although the topic of health care will continue to be a political one, the continued growth of public health care spending suggests that the government will need to continue its shift toward improving the value of...
Although the topic of health care will continue to be a political one, the continued growth of public health care spending suggests that the government will need to continue its shift toward improving the value of...
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10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Insights

Interview
10/12/2016
CVS Caremark®, one of the leading pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the United States, recently made a decision to restrict patient access to physician dispensing of medication directly to patients at their...
CVS Caremark®, one of the leading pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the United States, recently made a decision to restrict patient access to physician dispensing of medication directly to patients at their...
CVS...
10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Interview
10/12/2016
Thanks to advances in medical research and more sophisticated methods of administration, cancer patients today are living longer than ever.1 Yet, while these advances have been universally celebrated by all health...
Thanks to advances in medical research and more sophisticated methods of administration, cancer patients today are living longer than ever.1 Yet, while these advances have been universally celebrated by all health...
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10/12/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways