Alan Balch, PhD—Column Editor

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

A Framework for Person-Centered Care Pathways in Oncology

02/18/2020

Historically, the development of clinical pathways has been effective in treatment planning for cancer care. In line with the increasing sophistication of pathways, it is time to consider how patient-specific factors...

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02/18/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

How Pathways Can Support Reimbursement for Personalized Decision Making and Care Planning

03/13/2019

Alan J. Balch , PhD, MSc;

The ideal way to manage the utilization of health care resources in an era of value-based and precision medicine is to require and provide reimbursement for personalized decision making and care planning with...

The...

03/13/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

Talking With Patients About Clinical Trials

02/19/2019

Alan J. Balch , PhD, MSc;

Communicating with patients about clinical trials can be a daunting task, especially when many individuals have misconceptions about the nature of clinical trials, confusion about what tasks are involved in...

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02/19/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

Talking About Costs of Care—Part Two: Integrating Discussions Into the Clinical Workflow

10/15/2018

Alan J. Balch , PhD, MSc;

In Part 1 of this 2-part column series on shared decision making, we discussed the need for health care teams to create a safe and inviting environment for patients to talk about financial concerns and questions...

In...

10/15/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

Talking About Costs of Care During Shared Decision Making—Part One: The Problem

08/22/2018

Alan J. Balch , PhD, MSc;

In Part 1 of this 2-part column series on shared decision making, we discuss the need for health care teams to create a safe and inviting environment for patients to talk about financial concerns and questions...

In...

08/22/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

The Time Has Come to Involve Patients in Clinical Pathways

03/15/2018

Alan J. Balch , PhD, MSc;

Patients are not often given a voice in the development and implementation of clinical pathways, the main focus of which have been to provide treatment options and guidance primarily based on clinical medical...

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03/15/2018

Journal of Clinical Pathways