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November 2016

Feature
11/15/2016
Performance-based models for health care reimbursement are designed to promote and reward an efficient allocation of resources as well as to ensure quality.1 One such model is based on adherence to predetermined...
Performance-based models for health care reimbursement are designed to promote and reward an efficient allocation of resources as well as to ensure quality.1 One such model is based on adherence to predetermined...
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11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Feature
11/15/2016
A critical consideration in pathway development is identification of the target population for the pathway. A pathway is often developed for a specific population of patients with a given clinical diagnosis. However,...
A critical consideration in pathway development is identification of the target population for the pathway. A pathway is often developed for a specific population of patients with a given clinical diagnosis. However,...
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11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Column

Clinical Pathways GPS
11/15/2016
As our health system increases the financial responsibility of health care providers, there is increased focus among these providers on reducing costs. Part of this cost-reduction effort involves improving the...
As our health system increases the financial responsibility of health care providers, there is increased focus among these providers on reducing costs. Part of this cost-reduction effort involves improving the...
As our...
11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Pharma Insights
11/15/2016
Traditional markets have grown crowded with acceptable treatments for large patient populations, which can limit access for drugs in development for these therapeutic areas. Rather than taking a head-on approach to...
Traditional markets have grown crowded with acceptable treatments for large patient populations, which can limit access for drugs in development for these therapeutic areas. Rather than taking a head-on approach to...
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11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Insights

Interview
11/15/2016
An interview with Mark Fleury, PhD, MS, principal, Policy Development, Emerging Science, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Washington, DC.  Pain as a result of cancer or cancer treatment...
An interview with Mark Fleury, PhD, MS, principal, Policy Development, Emerging Science, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Washington, DC.  Pain as a result of cancer or cancer treatment...
An...
11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Interview
11/15/2016
An interview with Jim C Hu, MD, MPH, urologic oncologist and director of the LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.  Prostate cancer...
An interview with Jim C Hu, MD, MPH, urologic oncologist and director of the LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.  Prostate cancer...
An...
11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Department

Research in Review
11/15/2016
JCP Editors
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been described in various tumors, including breast cancer. In early breast cancer, the presence of TILs is associated with better outcomes and response to therapy. A review...
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been described in various tumors, including breast cancer. In early breast cancer, the presence of TILs is associated with better outcomes and response to therapy. A review...
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11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
11/15/2016
JCP Editors
A comparative effectiveness analysis of biologics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) showed that tocilizumab monotherapy and tocilizumab plus methotrexate were superior to conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic...
A comparative effectiveness analysis of biologics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) showed that tocilizumab monotherapy and tocilizumab plus methotrexate were superior to conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic...
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11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
11/15/2016
JCP Editors
Because most young children are not able to accurately describe or localize their pain, ruling out cardiac disease in children can be challenging, leading to increased health care utilization for chest pain...
Because most young children are not able to accurately describe or localize their pain, ruling out cardiac disease in children can be challenging, leading to increased health care utilization for chest pain...
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11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
11/15/2016
JCP Editors
A pediatric stroke clinical pathway significantly improved time to definitive diagnosis while also streamlining the care provided to children presenting to the pediatric emergency department (ED) with focal...
A pediatric stroke clinical pathway significantly improved time to definitive diagnosis while also streamlining the care provided to children presenting to the pediatric emergency department (ED) with focal...
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11/15/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways