value-based care

Research in Review

Little Survival Benefit from WBRT in NSCLC Patients With Brain Metastasis

09/08/2016

JCP Editors

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer and brain metastasis can be spared whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT), as it does little or has no effect on survival and quality of life, according to a study published in The...

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09/08/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Counterpoint

Incorporating Routine Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment Into Cancer Care: Building Momentum

09/06/2016

Edward Stepanski , PhD;

While the collection and reporting of patient-reported outcome data in oncology trials and care settings has yet to reach its full potential, it has made some progress in recent years. Patient-reported outcomes...

While...

09/06/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interview

Do Value Frameworks Benefit Patients?

09/06/2016

Jonathan Wilcox ;

An interview with Jonathan Wilcox, co-founder and policy director, Patients Rising, Washington, DC In an effort to address rising health care costs, a number of organizations have spearheaded the development of...

An...

09/06/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Process for Reimbursing Off-Label Cancer Drug Use Questioned

09/01/2016

JCP Editors

Off-label drug use, which is widely practiced in oncology care, accounted for $5 billion in cancer drug costs in 2010. Now a team of researchers is recommending an overhaul of the process that determines which cancer...

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09/01/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Levetiracetam Superior to Other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Elderly Patients

08/29/2016

JCP Editors

Elderly patients taking levetiracetam (LEV) may exhibit longer time to treatment withdrawal than those treated with standard anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), according to a study published in BMC Neurology. Health care...

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08/29/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Elective Neck Dissection Cost-Effective in Oral Cavity Cancer

08/26/2016

JCP Editors

A cost-effective analysis found that the addition of elective neck dissection to primary surgery in patients with oral cavity cancer showed a cost reduction and improved health outcomes, reported researchers from the...

A...

08/26/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

In Defense of Meaningful Use: The Potential of Electronic Health Records Systems to Support Value-Based Care

08/02/2016

George S. Conklin ;

George A. Gellert , MD, MPH, MPA;

John A. Gillean , MD;

Lynn A. Gibson ;

S. Luke Webster , MD;

Abstract: The Meaningful Use Incentive Program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has successfully driven the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). However, it has been criticized...

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08/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Conference Coverage

American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

08/02/2016

JCP Editors

At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, a session was held on the first day dedicated to the topic of clinical pathways in oncology. The session, titled “Practicing in the Age of...

At the...

08/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Column

Treatment Challenges in Childhood Cancer

08/02/2016

Brett Wilson ;

To the Editor: One of the major issues at hand in rural West Virginia is the lack of importance and impact that is given to childhood cancer, because our hospitals can make more money treating adults. Economically,...

To the...

08/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Can Value Frameworks Effect Real Change in Health Care?

08/02/2016

Winston Wong , PharmD;

The concept of value in health care has become increasingly important, and this is unlikely to change any time soon. Health care reforms have been proposed in order to slow the increase in health care costs while...

The...

08/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways