Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Editor's Page

Aligning Technologies With the Goals of Precision Medicine

09/18/2020

Advances in information and communication technology are constantly improving and streamlining how health care is being delivered, as well as how providers are interacting and interfacing with their patients. Health...

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09/18/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Care Delivery and Collaboration in the Real World

08/19/2020

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

While randomized trials are the gold standard in research, the need for real-world data is eminent. Real-world data can generate insights from routine health care and close the gap between research and routine...

While...

08/19/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Let’s Talk About Value

06/17/2020

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Champions for value-based care seek to evolve the health care system to a model that emphasizes the importance of keeping people healthy, rewards physicians for coordinating care, provides the appropriate care for...

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06/17/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Making the Most of Data: Improving EHRs and Gleaning Insight From RWD

05/19/2020

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Electronic health records (EHRs) can improve the ability to diagnose diseases, reduce medical errors, and improve patient outcomes. However, data collection platforms are only as good as their design and usability....

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05/19/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Enhancing Use of Technology and Advanced Practice Practitioners to Improve Outcomes

04/21/2020

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

The current coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, has changed our daily lives in the blink of an eye. It has also brought widespread attention back to how the health care system and market dynamics impact how care is...

The...

04/21/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Real-World Data Analysis and Considerations for Use

03/16/2020

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Google the question “what is real-world evidence.” One of the first citations will be a link to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) page defining both real-world evidence (RWE) and real-world data (RWD). The FDA...

Google...

03/16/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Real-World Use of Value-Based Tools and Tracking Outcomes

02/18/2020

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

High-quality tools have the ability to utilize sophisticated digital mechanisms to improve patient outcomes while also enhancing data collection, lowering costs, and increasing accountability. Clinical pathways and...

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02/18/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Counterpoint

Are We Really Measuring Quality?

12/17/2019

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Dr Wong responds to the Viewpoint by Dr Valuck and colleagues, contemplating and evaluating the current quality measures used in care today. He asserts that, rather than trying to develop, revise, and modify quality...

Dr...

12/17/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Measuring Quality, Improving Care Delivery

12/17/2019

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

In value-based payment models, cost-containment incentives must be counterbalanced by quality measures to ensure that patients are not denied access to appropriate yet potentially costly care. Quality measures are...

In...

12/17/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

More Comprehensive Pathways to Support Success in Value-Based Reimbursement Models

11/18/2019

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Clinical pathways—defined as structured, multidisciplinary care plans that incorporate evidence-based guidelines and protocols to standardize care—represent a natural strategy for achieving success in the Oncology...

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11/18/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways