clinical pathways

Interview

Christiana Care Health System Pioneers Clinical Pathways in the Tri-State Area

01/11/2019

Clinical pathways are not new, but their prominence has grown in recent years. An increased focus on value-based medical care1 has brought strategies that provide optimal treatment at a favorable cost to the...

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01/11/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

Bundled Payments: A Rising Tide for Clinical Pathways

12/13/2018

Joshua M. Liao , MD, MSc, FACP;

Abstract: As a value-based payment model, bundled payments represent a key component of the ongoing nationwide shift toward value-based care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has led the...

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12/13/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

The Future of Patients as the Audience for Pathways Rather Than Providers

09/13/2018

Vivek Patkar , MBBS, MRCS, FEBS;

Guy Wood-Gush , MBBS, MBA;

Abstract: Due to technologic and societal shifts, it seems clear that patients will be much more involved in their care going forward. Health care providers and decision-makers should consider these shifting...

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09/13/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research Reports

How Oncology Care Decision-Makers Define Clinical Pathway Programs: Conceptual vs Reported Definitions

06/14/2018

Amy Schroeder , RPh;

Abstract: The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has set forth foundational policy statements regarding the utility of clinical pathways in oncology and outlined basic requirements and aims from clinical...

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06/14/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways

From the Field

A Novel Clinical Pathways Approach to Delivering Regional-Based Clinical Trials and Patient Care in a Hybrid Academic-Community-Based System

05/15/2018

Kathryn E, Patronik , MHA;

Edward S. Kim , MD, FACP, MBA;

Abstract: The health care landscape is becoming constantly more complex with new drug treatments and molecular testing. In order to achieve consistent, up-to-date patient care, clinical pathways are becoming...

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05/15/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways

From the Field

Mock Clinical Pathways: Exploring the Process of Developing a Pathway for Metastatic Breast Cancer

02/15/2018

Bruce A. Feinberg , DO;

Chadi Nabhan , MD, MBA, FACP;

Abstract: Clinical pathways are a critical structural element in the effort to reduce variation in health care delivery, allowing for cost reduction as well as more predictable, measurable, and accountable outcomes. At the 2nd Annual...

Abstract: Clinical...

02/15/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

Industry Consolidation Within Clinical Pathways

11/27/2017

Winston Wong , PharmD;

Abstract: Express Scripts recently announced the purchase of eviCore, a leading medical benefits management firm, for $3.6 billion. The merger has the potential to be the first comprehensive care management offering....

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11/27/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research Reports

The Impact of Decreasing Variability in Surgical Care Through a Structured Multi-Disciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program

09/19/2017

Lynn T. Tanoue , MD;

Shamini Parameswaran , MD;

Anthony W. Kim , MD, MS, FACS, FCCP;

Daniel J. Boffa , MD;

Jia Liu , MD;

Frank C. Detterbeck , MD;

Clinton D. Protack , MD, PhD;

Justin D. Blasberg , MD;

Abstract: In order to identify the impact of decreasing variability in surgical care through a structured multidisciplinary thoracic oncology program (TOP), the researchers observed changes following the...

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09/19/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Responses to Health Care Professional and Clinical Pathway Developer Requests for Medical Information

08/16/2017

JR Meloro , BA;

AnnaMaria D'Ascoli , BS, PharmD, MBA;

Teresa McShane , PhD, DVM;

Abstract: Oncology is one of the most complex and rapidly changing fields in medicine. Both practicing health care professionals (HCPs) and developers of clinical pathways require information about the latest...

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08/16/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Feature

Malnutrition Management: A Clinical Pathway Model for Symptom Management

06/14/2017

Emily Chan , MD;

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Nader Tavakoli , MD, CMD, FAAFP;

Christopher Riley , MD;

Paul Newman , MD, MBA, MS;

Abstract: Although clinical pathways are most often developed for very narrow diagnoses with limited pharmaceutical treatments, they are even more needed to provide direction for symptom management involving multiple...

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06/14/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways