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January/February 2016

Feature

Perspectives
02/16/2016
Sheryl Riley, RN, OCN, CMCN
Cortney Riley, BS, DPT
Abstract: Today, cancer patients face many challenges when trying to understand and navigate the health care system. These challenges begin at the time of diagnosis and continue throughout treatment, follow-up care,...
Abstract: Today, cancer patients face many challenges when trying to understand and navigate the health care system. These challenges begin at the time of diagnosis and continue throughout treatment, follow-up care,...
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02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
From the Field
02/16/2016
Brian J Gebhardt, MD
Sushil Beriwal, MD
Dwight E Heron, MD, MBA, FACRO, FACR
Abstract: With so many new developments in the field on oncology, physicians have a difficult time staying abreast of new guidelines and recommendations for different disease states. Clinical pathways are an...
Abstract: With so many new developments in the field on oncology, physicians have a difficult time staying abreast of new guidelines and recommendations for different disease states. Clinical pathways are an...
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02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Column

Clinical Pathways GPS
02/16/2016
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Scott Guerin, PhD
When considering the development of clinical pathways, the pathway itself is only the beginning; optimum outcomes cannot be realized unless patients follow their prescribed treatments. Simply having prescribers write...
When considering the development of clinical pathways, the pathway itself is only the beginning; optimum outcomes cannot be realized unless patients follow their prescribed treatments. Simply having prescribers write...
When...
02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Insights

Interview
02/16/2016
An interview with Geoffrey P Dunn, MD, General Surgeon, UPMC-Hamot, Pittsburgh, PA With the development of ever improving treatments for cancers of all types, the relative 5-year survival rate for all cancers has...
An interview with Geoffrey P Dunn, MD, General Surgeon, UPMC-Hamot, Pittsburgh, PA With the development of ever improving treatments for cancers of all types, the relative 5-year survival rate for all cancers has...
An...
02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Interview
02/16/2016
JCP Editors
An interview with Margaret E O’Kane, President, and Manasi A Tirodkar, PhD, MS, Research Scientist, National Committee for Quality Assurance Years of rising health care costs and variability in the quality of care...
An interview with Margaret E O’Kane, President, and Manasi A Tirodkar, PhD, MS, Research Scientist, National Committee for Quality Assurance Years of rising health care costs and variability in the quality of care...
An...
02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

News

Conference Coverage
02/16/2016
JCP Editors
In April of 1958, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) was formed in Atlantic City, NJ, when 300 hematologists gathered to share their insights regarding blood diseases. Today, ASH is one of the world’s largest...
In April of 1958, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) was formed in Atlantic City, NJ, when 300 hematologists gathered to share their insights regarding blood diseases. Today, ASH is one of the world’s largest...
In...
02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Department

Research in Review
02/16/2016
JCP Editors
Access to an electronic health information exchange (HIE) system can reduce costs associated with unnecessary repeated imaging tests, claims a new study.  Imaging procedures such as x-rays or ultrasounds...
Access to an electronic health information exchange (HIE) system can reduce costs associated with unnecessary repeated imaging tests, claims a new study.  Imaging procedures such as x-rays or ultrasounds...
Access...
02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
02/16/2016
JCP Editors
A study conducted by a group of Chinese researchers has shown that incorporating latent treatment pattern mining during clinical pathway execution can help clinicians better account for comorbidities likely to...
A study conducted by a group of Chinese researchers has shown that incorporating latent treatment pattern mining during clinical pathway execution can help clinicians better account for comorbidities likely to...
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02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
02/16/2016
JCP Editors
Using an electronic system to guide clinical pathway usage can have substantial efficiency benefits over paper-based systems, a new study finds.  Several studies have found that clinical pathways, when...
Using an electronic system to guide clinical pathway usage can have substantial efficiency benefits over paper-based systems, a new study finds.  Several studies have found that clinical pathways, when...
Using...
02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
02/16/2016
JCP Editors
Despite research supporting the usefulness of clinical pathways for reducing the variability of care in clinical practice, a large percentage of clinical pathway initiatives have been unsuccessful. In a new report,...
Despite research supporting the usefulness of clinical pathways for reducing the variability of care in clinical practice, a large percentage of clinical pathway initiatives have been unsuccessful. In a new report,...
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02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

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