Length of stay and time to surgery were significantly reduced after implementation of this admission pathway. Readmission rate was not adversely affected by this change. The protocol also ...

Caroline Block, MD: With regard to the development of clinical pathways, we started doing them at Dana-Farber [Cancer Institute] 4 years ago. We have used them in each disease center to make sure ...

In medicine, decisions have a clear goal: the good of the patient. These decisions are shaped by professional standards, expert knowledge, wishes of the patient, and therapeutic possibilities. In ...

Wilmington, DE, May 15, 2019 - A new clinical pathway for cancer patients at Christiana Care Health System's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute is improving their quality of life, ...

According to the final panel at Patient-Centered Oncology Care®, clinical pathways can create a new problem: if each payer tries to impose its own pathways, it’s an administrative and ethical ...

UPDATED fertility guidance has been issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, UK, for patients with ...

The American College of Cardiology has updated its expert consensus decision pathway for patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF), bringing it in line with recommendations in the latest US ...

Virginia resident Ken Robson, 64, had been visiting his son in the San Diego area in mid-June. “I had been noticing that I had been feeling weak and lightheaded,” he said. He also noticed severe drops ...

Drugs that block enzymes called tyrosine kinases are among the most effective targeted therapies for cancer. However, they ...

For years, director of Cancer Care Pathways Dr Danika Marmara has worked to reshape cancer care in Malta around one central idea: that patients should not be left to navigate diagnosis, treatment and ...