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April 2016

Feature

From the Field
04/11/2016
Aymen Elfiky, MD, MPH, MSc
Marina Kaymakcalan, PharmD
Abstract: The rising costs associated with cancer care delivery have prompted the health care system to prioritize the principle of value-based care to accentuate the concepts of quality and outcomes. Driven in...
Abstract: The rising costs associated with cancer care delivery have prompted the health care system to prioritize the principle of value-based care to accentuate the concepts of quality and outcomes. Driven in...
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04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research Reports
04/11/2016
Flavia Ejzykowicz, PhD
Vamsi K Bollu, PhD, MBA
Krithika Rajagopalan, PhD
Joel W Hay, PhD
Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high prevalence among older adults and is the third leading cause of mortality in the United States. COPD exacerbations can require hospitalizations,...
Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high prevalence among older adults and is the third leading cause of mortality in the United States. COPD exacerbations can require hospitalizations,...
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04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Column

Clinical Pathways GPS
04/11/2016
Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD—Column Editor
Harold Freeman, MD
Ruth Gay
Mary Michael
David Digby
Patient navigation has proven capable of both improving health outcomes and decreasing costs to the health care system. Although the use of patient navigation in the context of cancer care has been described...
Patient navigation has proven capable of both improving health outcomes and decreasing costs to the health care system. Although the use of patient navigation in the context of cancer care has been described...
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04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Pharma Insights
04/11/2016
Larry Blandford, PharmD—Column Editor
Stephen C Carter
Manufacturers set prices for their products that best represent their value while providing the greatest financial return on investment. Thus, conventional wisdom would suggest that manufacturers set a higher price...
Manufacturers set prices for their products that best represent their value while providing the greatest financial return on investment. Thus, conventional wisdom would suggest that manufacturers set a higher price...
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04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Insights

Interview
04/11/2016
JCP Editors
As clinical pathways are utilized by more institutions to provide standardized, evidence-based care for patients with cancer, these tools have demonstrated a clear ability to reduce costs,1 improve hospital...
As clinical pathways are utilized by more institutions to provide standardized, evidence-based care for patients with cancer, these tools have demonstrated a clear ability to reduce costs,1 improve hospital...
As...
04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

News

Conference Coverage
04/11/2016
JCP Editors
Since its formation, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) has become integral to disseminating oncology standards and new clinical protocols to community cancer programs around the United States. The...
Since its formation, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) has become integral to disseminating oncology standards and new clinical protocols to community cancer programs around the United States. The...
Since...
04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Department

Research in Review
04/11/2016
JCP Editors
A study published in BMC Medical Education has found that an online game can be an effective and acceptable way to train junior doctors in care relating to adverse events from cancer treatment and increase their...
A study published in BMC Medical Education has found that an online game can be an effective and acceptable way to train junior doctors in care relating to adverse events from cancer treatment and increase their...
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04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
04/11/2016
JCP Editors
The number of positive nodes is a better indicator of prognosis in patients with head and neck cancer than lymph node ratio and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system, according to a recent...
The number of positive nodes is a better indicator of prognosis in patients with head and neck cancer than lymph node ratio and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system, according to a recent...
The...
04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
04/11/2016
JCP Editors
An overview of enhanced recover after surgery (ERAS) pathways has identified some of the key benefits and needs for future research of the programs for patients who receive urological surgery.  ERAS programs...
An overview of enhanced recover after surgery (ERAS) pathways has identified some of the key benefits and needs for future research of the programs for patients who receive urological surgery.  ERAS programs...
An...
04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
04/11/2016
JCP Editors
Using the foundation of past studies, researchers have described the process for developing, refining, and pilot testing a set of criteria for a practical operational definition of clinical pathways in health...
Using the foundation of past studies, researchers have described the process for developing, refining, and pilot testing a set of criteria for a practical operational definition of clinical pathways in health...
Using...
04/11/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

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