quality of care

Research in Review

Standard Therapy Only Used in Half of US Patients With Rectal Cancer

04/20/2016

JCP Editors

Despite being widely accepted as the standard of care for locally advanced rectal cancer, neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NACRT) is only used in about half of US patients with the disease, according to a recent...

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04/20/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Active Surveillance Poses Risk of Metastasis for Certain Patients With Prostate Cancer

04/19/2016

JCP Editors

A percentage of patients on active surveillance for clinically insignificant prostate cancer may be at risk of developing metastatic disease in the long term. A study published in The Journal of Urology has reported...

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04/19/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Clinical Pathways GPS

Adding Patient Navigation to the Clinical Pathway for Alzheimer Disease

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...

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04/11/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Evidence-Based Training to Improve Physician Responses to Adverse Events

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...

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04/11/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Pathways for Urologic Surgery Potentially Beneficial, Though More Research is Needed

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...

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04/11/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Improving Lung Cancer Outcomes With Multidisciplinary Care

04/04/2016

JCP Editors

Multidisciplinary care (MDC) facilitates the delivery of high-quality lung cancer services, improving survival, guideline-based treatment, and quality of life for patients with the disease, according to a new...

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04/04/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Oncologists Call for New Metrics to Evaluate Effectiveness of Novel Treatments

03/17/2016

JCP Editors

At the 33rd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference (March 10-11, 2016; Miami Beach, FL), presenters called for new ways to evaluate the success of novel agents for the treatment of breast cancer. Although overall...

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03/17/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Quality Metrics Not Linked to Improved Survival for Patients With Colon Cancer

03/10/2016

JCP Editors

Results from a study presented at the Society for Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium (March 2-5; Boston, MA) suggest that adhering to National Quality Forum (NQF) colon cancer quality metrics may not correlate...

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03/10/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Adherence to Oral Antineoplastic Therapies a Problem for Patients and Providers

03/08/2016

JCP Editors

A study has shown that a high number of patients struggle to adhere to oral antineoplastic therapies as prescribed by their provider. Antineoplastic agents are oral drugs that help to halt the process of cell...

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03/08/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interview

Why a Patient-Centered Approach to Clinical Pathways Must Include Palliative Care

02/16/2016

An interview with Geoffrey P Dunn, MD, General Surgeon, UPMC-Hamot, Pittsburgh, PA With the development of ever improving treatments for cancers of all types, the relative 5-year survival rate for all cancers has...

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02/16/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways