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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

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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
Editor's Page
04/08/2016
Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief
Value is defined differently depending on who is defining it. Still, whether value is being defined by the health care provider, the payer, the patient, or industry, the importance of evidence-based treatment...
Value is defined differently depending on who is defining it. Still, whether value is being defined by the health care provider, the payer, the patient, or industry, the importance of evidence-based treatment...
Value...
04/08/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Counterpoint
03/08/2016
Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief
The ASCO Policy Statement on Oncology Clinical Pathways shows how far clinical pathways have come in gaining acceptance among providers and supports their potential for improving the value of cancer care. The...
The ASCO Policy Statement on Oncology Clinical Pathways shows how far clinical pathways have come in gaining acceptance among providers and supports their potential for improving the value of cancer care. The...
The...
03/08/2016
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Viewpoint
03/08/2016
Edward Stepanski, PhD
A single, consensus-driven approach to oncology clinical pathways shared across payers appears to be a logical step if these approaches are to be indeed evidence-based and if administrative burden is to be managed...
A single, consensus-driven approach to oncology clinical pathways shared across payers appears to be a logical step if these approaches are to be indeed evidence-based and if administrative burden is to be managed...
A...
03/08/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Clinical Pathways GPS
03/08/2016
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Donald Ohloma, MS
Discontinuation of treatment should be considered whenever treatment benefits are exceeded by their burden. When and how patients should be discontinued from treatment, however, may not necessarily be addressed by a...
Discontinuation of treatment should be considered whenever treatment benefits are exceeded by their burden. When and how patients should be discontinued from treatment, however, may not necessarily be addressed by a...
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03/08/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Editor's Page
03/08/2016
Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief
Whether or not a clinical pathways program will be effective is determined by the quality of the process used to develop the pathways. Which treatments go in the pathway; which stages of the care process are...
Whether or not a clinical pathways program will be effective is determined by the quality of the process used to develop the pathways. Which treatments go in the pathway; which stages of the care process are...
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03/08/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

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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
Editor's Page
02/16/2016
Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief
Clinical pathways can be used to promote the standardization of evidence-based treatment strategies in order to ensure that every patient is receiving the best possible care. Yet, it is not enough to simply put...
Clinical pathways can be used to promote the standardization of evidence-based treatment strategies in order to ensure that every patient is receiving the best possible care. Yet, it is not enough to simply put...
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02/16/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Counterpoint
12/14/2015
Joan S. McClure, MS
Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO
Before the relative value of a drug can be determined, one must first consider how value is defined by the patient. Cancer care is expensive, and evaluating costs in cancer care is complex. Drug costs are only part...
Before the relative value of a drug can be determined, one must first consider how value is defined by the patient. Cancer care is expensive, and evaluating costs in cancer care is complex. Drug costs are only part...
Before...
12/14/2015
Journal of Clinical Pathways

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