Clinical Pathways

"Guidelines offer all possible scenarios, while pathways comprise the details. The whole objective is to facilitate quality care in all aspects of the patient interaction, including their evaluation, prevention, treatment, education, supportive care, and end-of-life. Nevertheless, there’s still some mixing of definitions across the spectrum,” said Linda D. Bosserman, MD, FACP, FASCO.

Patient-centered clinical pathways may hold the promise of truly personalized medicine, improving value-based care and clinical outcomes.

San Diego, CA—Patient-centered clinical pathways may hold the promise of truly personalized medicine, improving value-based care and clinical outcomes. However, according to Cary P. Gross, MD, Director, Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, substantial challenges still stand in the way of including the patient’s voice in these pathways.