health technology assessments

Research in Review

ARIA Utilizes Electronic Platforms to Disseminate Rhinitis, Asthma Information

02/13/2017

JCP Editors

The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) initiative has begun utilizing electronic and mobile technology to make care pathways for asthma and rhinitis easily available to patients and providers. The...

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02/13/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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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

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

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

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Improving Clinical Management of High-Risk Patients Through "Precision Delivery"

02/29/2016

JCP Editors

Doctors from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA) have proposed that limiting the overuse of costly resources through predictive analytics could help to reduce rising health care costs for high-risk patient...

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02/29/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Health Information Exchange Reduces Unnecessary Imaging, Lowers Costs

02/16/2016

JCP Editors

Access to an electronic health information exchange (HIE) system can reduce costs associated with unnecessary repeated imaging tests, claims a new study.  Imaging procedures such as x-rays or ultrasounds...

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02/16/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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Routine Imaging for DLBCL Post-Remission Does Not Improve Survival

12/14/2015

JCP Editors

Routine imaging for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in patients after first complete remission does not translate into better survival, suggests a study in the online Journal of Clinical Oncology. Considering...

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12/14/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways