While we can imagine what a high-quality, state-of- the-art cancer care system might deliver in terms of value-based care and how it might yield exceptional patient outcomes and job satisfaction for our staff, most of us are struggling with the processes and tools needed to achieve defined outcomes that can be benchmarked and further refined – all within the limits of our already hectic 12-, 14,- 16+-hour days. As more community practices, academic centers, and hospitals align to share and leverage expertise in their efforts to form more streamlined, patient-centered delivery systems for cancer care, we need to set up, refine, and integrate pathways into pathway programs that will pave the way to the delivery of value-based care.
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