Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Editor's Page

A Look Into the Future: What`s Next for Pathways?

03/15/2017

Health care delivery is always in flux, but treatment advances over the last several years have introduced new variables into the health care continuum that were unthinkable even a decade ago. Researchers, providers,...

Health...

03/15/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Making Pathways and Care More Consumer-Focused

02/13/2017

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Amid the recent political changes in the United States, there has been plentiful discussion about what the future of health care will look like. Certain policies brought about as a result of the Patient...

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02/13/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Counterpoint

Deliver Care, But Also Engage the Patient

12/13/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

This article was written in response to the Viewpoint: "Rethinking Health Care Delivery."   As patients’ financial responsibility for their care increases, the burden of this patient responsibility is becoming...

This...

12/13/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Where Do Clinical Pathways Go From Here?

12/12/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

As we bring a close to 2016, the first full year of publication of Journal of Clinical Pathways (JCP), it is a good opportunity to reflect on how the role of clinical pathways in the health care landscape has grown...

As we...

12/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editorial

Exploring the Potential of Clinical Pathways for Diabetes

12/09/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

As the prevalence of diabetes in the United States grows, and as people with diabetes live longer with the disease, there is a need for improved health services to better manage the disease as well as to control its...

As the...

12/09/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Practical Considerations for Pathways

11/15/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Clinical pathways have applications not only in complex disease states such as oncology but also across the entire health care spectrum. The use of standardized, evidence-based guidelines for care can support...

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11/15/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Accounting for Patient Differences in the Pathway

10/12/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

At the first Clinical Pathways Congress (September 16-18; Boston, MA), the official meeting of Journal of Clinical Pathways, one of the themes that came up continuously throughout the meeting was the importance of...

At the...

10/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

A Greater Focus on the Patient

09/06/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

One of the core goals of clinical pathways development has always been to make health care more patient-centered. However, a common complaint regarding clinical pathway development is that patients are often left out...

One of...

09/06/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Can Value Frameworks Effect Real Change in Health Care?

08/02/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

The concept of value in health care has become increasingly important, and this is unlikely to change any time soon. Health care reforms have been proposed in order to slow the increase in health care costs while...

The...

08/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

Pathways for Improving Quality of Life

06/20/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

As early detection of cancers and improved treatments continue to improve outcomes for patients with cancer, care providers have been able to increase their focus on the quality of life for patients with cancer who...

As...

06/20/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways