health technology assessments

Research in Review

PET-CT Scans More Cost-Effective Than Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer

03/28/2016

JCP Editors

Surveillance using positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scans can be a cost-effective and safe alternative to invasive neck dissection for certain patients with head and neck cancer (HNC),...

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03/28/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Report Outlines the Path to Improving Biomarker Tests for Targeted Therapies

03/21/2016

JCP Editors

Biomarker tests are not being adequately used in clinical practice due to a lack of common evidentiary standards for regulatory, reimbursement, and clinical decisions regarding their use, according to a report by the...

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03/21/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Use of MRI Influences Physician Decision-Making in Prostate Cancer

03/10/2016

JCP Editors

A study of prostate cancer has found that MRI (magnetic resource imaging) evaluations can influence clinical decision-making for both physicians and patients, though whether those decisions result in superior...

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03/10/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Conference Coverage

2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium

03/08/2016

JCP Editors

A number of recent initiatives have required health care providers to think more proactively about the value of the care they deliver. This is especially true in the treatment of patients with cancer, where...

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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...

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03/08/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research Reports

The Use of Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio Thresholds in Health Technology Assessment Decisions

10/27/2015

Merena Nanavaty, MS, BPharm

Satyin Kaura MSC, MBA

Mkaya Mwamburi, MD, PhD, MA [Econ]

Anagha Gogate, BA

John Proach, MBA

Abner Nyandege, PhD

Zeba M. Khan, RPh, PhD

Abstract: The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) is used to determine the cost-effectiveness of new health care interventions. A literature review was conducted to determine the ICER thresholds used by...

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10/27/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways