Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc, FACP

Health Systems Insights

05/19/2022

Dr Liao discusses the underperformance within the US health care system, citing prevalent approaches to care delivery as one potential "culprit."

Dr Liao discusses the...

05/19/2022

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

Primary Care-Oriented Pathways to Support Population-Based Payment Models

09/20/2019

Catherine S. Hwang , MSPH;

Anders Chen , MD, MHS;

Joshua M. Liao , MD, MSc, FACP;

Leah M. Marcotte , MD, FACP;

Abstract: While clinical pathways have been identified as a key strategy for succeeding under inpatient episode-based payment models, they have not been widely touted as part of primary care population-based...

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09/20/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

Integrating Palliative Care Into the Oncology Care Model via Clinical Pathways

11/18/2019

Joshua M. Liao , MD, MSc, FACP;

Nikita V. Baclig , MD, MPH;

Abstract: Participants in the Oncology Care Model (OCM) have both the opportunity and need to drive performance by building upon strong historical foundations in oncology clinical pathways and by promoting outcomes...

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11/18/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

Value-Based Management of Clinical Pathways: An Applied Framework

05/15/2019

Kimberley Herner , MD;

Christopher P. Chen , MD, MBA;

Joshua M. Liao , MD, MSc, FACP;

Leah M. Marcotte , MD, FACP;

Abstract: For health care organizations, clinical pathways have historically been important tools for translating medical evidence into practice and delivering high-quality, cost-conscious (ie, high-value) care....

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05/15/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

Getting “Bundle Ready”: How Provider Organizations Can Design Clinical Pathways in the Context of Bundled Payments

02/19/2019

Joshua M. Liao , MD, MSc, FACP;

Christopher P. Chen , MD, MBA;

Abstract: Clinical pathways can be meaningful tools for improving the quality and value of care. Pathway initiatives are also influenced by payment policy, taking different forms and adopting different emphases...

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02/19/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Perspectives

Bundled Payments: A Rising Tide for Clinical Pathways

12/13/2018

Joshua M. Liao , MD, MSc, FACP;

Abstract: As a value-based payment model, bundled payments represent a key component of the ongoing nationwide shift toward value-based care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has led the...

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12/13/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Health Systems Insights

The Opportunity for Providers to Adopt the Concept of Population Health Care

12/15/2021

Joshua M. Liao , MD, MSc, FACP;

Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc, describes population health definitions and articulates an opportunity for providers to align their work under the concept of population health care.

Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc,...

12/15/2021

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Health Systems Insights

Setting Performance Expectations in Population Health Care Programs

03/16/2022

Joshua M. Liao , MD, MSc, FACP;

Joshua M Liao, MD, MSc suggests ways in which health systems leaders and organizations can calibrate care pathway program performance expectations to better understand true population health care initiative success.

Joshua M Liao, MD, MSc suggests...

03/16/2022

Journal of Clinical Pathways