Clinical Pathways

So, what is a clinical pathway? The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia explains “a clinical pathway is a task-oriented care plan that details essential steps in the care of patients with a specific clinical problem and describes the patient’s expected clinical course.” Essentially, clinical pathways serve as a guideline for physicians to follow for a specific disease state. A clinical pathway may outline a standard process for admitting or discharging a patient who presents with a specific disease state, and guides the physician in efficiently determining the right questions to ask about the patient to determine the best course of treatment or referral pattern.

MedSpan Research Pay-For-Performance Case Study

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Connectivity is one of the Key Underlying P4P Programs…Read more to learn why

Managed Care Musings-Tips for better payer research

Managed Care Musings-Tips for better payer research

MedSpan Research’s Managed Markets Perspectives

MedSpan Research’s Managed Markets Perspectives: Pay For Performance Programs are becoming more prevalent. Dialysis facilities are already using this type of reimbursement program to improve on quality measures.

Here’s a MedSpan Research tip!

Clinical pharmacists are a good deal for drug companies’ market research. Consider clinical pharmacists as respondents when needing clinical insights regarding a new drug. Remember that health plan and some hospital-based clinical pharmacists specialize by drug class. Other hospital-based clinical pharmacists specialize by patient care unit (e.g., emergency department, ICU).