How effective are clinical pathways with and without online peer-review? An analysis of bone metastases pathway in a large, integrated National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Network

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1246-1251

  Beriwal, Sushil ^a   Rajagopalan, Malolan S ^a   Flickinger, John C ^a   Rakfal, Susan M ^a   Rodgers, Edwin ^b   Heron, Dwight E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Via Oncology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Clinical pathways; Patterns of care; Peer review

Indexed keywords

BONE METASTASIS; CLINICAL PATHWAYS; CLINICAL SITUATIONS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES; INTEGRATED SITES; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; ODDS RATIOS; ON-LINE TOOLS; PATTERNS OF CARE; PEER REVIEW; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

BONE; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; INTEGRATION; LOGISTICS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EDUCATION;

ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE METASTASIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

BONE NEOPLASMS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); ONLINE SYSTEMS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEER REVIEW; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862641111     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.09.056     Document Type: Article

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