Lindsay Conway on December 20, 2011 |
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Topics: Oncology, Service Lines, Medical Oncology, Colorectal-GI Cancer, Tumor Site Strategy, Evidence-Based Practice, Methodologies, Performance Improvement
As you know, the Roundtable has been tracking emergence of clinical pathways in medical oncology. (See this blog post for more information.) While adoption remains low, the evidence in support of pathways is growing.
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On-pathway treatment of colon cancer improves outcomes reduces costs
Lindsay Conway on December 16, 2011 |
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Topics: Oncology, Service Lines, Multidisciplinary Care, Methodologies, Performance Improvement
Multidisciplinary care increases breast cancer patient satisfaction
Adding to the growing list of benefits associated with multidisciplinary care, a new study from Health Services Research reports that breast cancer patients reported higher levels of satisfaction when their medical oncologists co-managed their care with other physician specialists.
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Multidisciplinary care increases breast cancer patient satisfaction
