Bernard Ross, CEO of Sky Medical Technology, outlines how the NHS can ease pressures in chronic wound care management.

For decades, chronic disease management in Medicare has been hampered by a fee-for-service payment system that rewards volume and activity rather than true clinical improvement. This model created ...

This critical “behind the scenes” workforce sustains hospitals, clinics and patient care. Filling thousands of nonclinical ...

Cancer pathways can potentially improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Recent concerns about pathway adoption deserve attention, including excessive administrative burden to clinics. To the extent ...

• Care pathways are used to bring a standard operating procedure to the practice of medicine, and reduce variances of patient care. • There is no standard for creating pathways, it’s not clear which ...

Despite rising medical costs within the US healthcare system, quality and outcomes are not improving. Without significant policy reform, the cost-quality imbalance will reach unsustainable proportions ...

The release of CMS’s new Innovation Center Strategy isn’t just a change in policy; it’s a realignment of the patient journey. As value-based care gains new momentum, we are being asked to look at care ...

Our shared vision is simple: sophisticated care and increased access. By integrating access, data, and clinical pathways, we will improve outcomes and the overall experience across all levels of care.

For many years we have heard health care policymakers from both political parties opine about the need to move to a health care system that pays for the value of care delivered to patients, rather ...

"What has been missing is the patient's perspective," says one industry consultant. The future of clinical pathways is patient-centric: an approach that balances the long-standing focus on ...

Imagine a job-creation initiative in which an employee with just a high school diploma has a realistic chance of more than doubling his or her original salary while working for the same employer. Now ...

Achieving value-based care goals remains a difficult challenge for many providers who also are trying hard to provide equitable care. Pathways Health Partners, an accountable care organization that ...