value-based care

Interview

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...

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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...

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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 A Gellert, MD, MPH, MPA

George S Conklin

S Luke Webster, MD

John A Gillean, MD

Lynn A Gibson

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, Editor-in-Chief

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

Research in Review

Imaging Tests for Thyroid Cancer Do Not Improve Survival

07/29/2016

JCP Editors

Imaging tests after primary treatment for thyroid cancer may not lead to improved survival, according to a study published in BMJ. While incidences of thyroid cancer have continued to grow in recent years, the...

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07/29/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale Aids Cancer Decision-Making

07/14/2016

JCP Editors

A study out of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, one of Europe’s largest cancer centers, asserts that the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (MCBS) is a reliable...

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07/14/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways