oncology programs

From the Field

Mock Clinical Pathways: A Method for Exploring the Oncology Clinical Pathway Development Process

05/06/2016

Bruce Feinberg, DO

Monica Lingam, MS

Bing-E Xu, PhD

Abstract: Clinical pathways are a critical structural element in the effort to reduce variation in health care as well as to make costs and outcomes more predictable, measurable, and accountable. A mock clinical...

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05/06/2016

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

Research in Review

New ASCO Report Finds Oncologists Concerned About Value-Based Care Initiatives and Alternative Payment Models

03/18/2016

JCP Editors

In its third annual State of Cancer Care in America report, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) described a number of the advances and remaining challenges concerning cancer care—including the sudden...

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03/18/2016

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

Physician Adherence and Efficiency Improved Through Web-Based Clinical Pathways

03/08/2016

JCP Editors

A study presented at the conference reported some key tools that can be implemented to improve physician adherence to clinical pathways, which encourage best practices for treatment of a variety of cancer...

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03/08/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Revealing Treatment Costs at the Point of Care Beneficial to Patients and Providers

03/08/2016

JCP Editors

A tool integrating costs associated with common cancer treatments with electronic medical records was beneficial to both physicians and patients, according to results of a study presented at the conference. Patients...

A tool...

03/08/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Integrating Electronic Health Records into Clinical Pathways for Radiation Oncology Reduces Waiting Times

03/08/2016

JCP Editors

Clinical pathways that utilize electronic medical records (EMR) can reduce waiting times for patients and improve workflow integration in medical and radiation oncology, according to a recent study.  Advances...

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03/08/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

CT-Based Follow-up Programs May Help Recurrent Lung Cancer Patients

11/24/2015

JCP Editors

Physicians treating recurrent lung cancer may want to consider adding computer tomography (CT) scans of the chest to their treatment regimens, according to a new study. The findings were presented at the European...

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11/24/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways