hematological disorders

Interview

Improving Access to Quality Cancer Care Close to Home

12/13/2016

JCP Editors

Patients with cancer are often forced to choose between seeking specialized medical treatment at facilities located a significant distance from their homes or accepting less rigorous care at local treatment centers....

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12/13/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Conference Coverage

ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

12/06/2016

JCP Editors

Founded in 1958, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) is considered the premier professional society for physicians and scientists specializing in benign and malignant blood disorders. The organization is...

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12/06/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Few Blood Cancer Patients Receive Recommended CINV Prophylaxis

11/30/2016

JCP Editors

Many patients with hematologic cancers receiving highly emetic chemotherapy regimens do not achieve adequate control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), according to study results presented at the...

Many...

11/30/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

ASCO, ESMO Value Frameworks Imperfectly Apply to Hematology

11/30/2016

JCP Editors

Current value frameworks issued by leading medical societies may not be easily generalizable to the treatment of hematologic malignancies, according to two studies presented at the 2016 ASH Annual Meeting and...

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11/30/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Regret-Based Decision Model Helpful Tool for Palliative Care Discussions

11/30/2016

JCP Editors

The implementation of a regret-based decision model may help patients with terminal blood cancers attain appropriate end-of-life care, according to research presented at the 2016 ASH Annual Meeting and...

The...

11/30/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Slow Implementation of Value-Based Care

11/30/2016

JCP Editors

In 2012, the American Board of Internal Medicine launched the Choosing Wisely campaign, which attempts to curb wasteful medical spending by limiting the use of unnecessary tests and procedures. Prominent medical...

In...

11/30/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Inappropriate Thrombophilia Testing Remains High Among Hospital Inpatients

11/30/2016

JCP Editors

Inappropriate or unnecessary thrombophilia testing remains a frequent problem in the hospital inpatient setting, leading to significant financial ramifications and the potential for adverse medical care, according to...

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11/30/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Prior Malignancies Do Not Affect CML Outcomes

11/02/2016

JCP Editors

Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and a history of prior malignancies appear to have the same outcomes as patients with no prior malignancies, according to a study published in Cancer. ------ Related...

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11/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways