Associations between clinical pathway concordance, cost, and survival outcomes for stage II colon cancer: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT: This study measures patient's concordance between clinical reference pathways with survival or cost among a population-based cohort of colon cancer patients applying a continuous measure of concordance. The primary hypothesis is that a higher concordance score with the clinical pathway is significantly associated with longer survival or lower cost. The study informs whether patient's adherence to a defined clinical pathway is beneficial to patients' outcomes or health system. An externally determined clinical pathway for colon cancer was used to identify treatment nodes in colon cancer care. Using observational data up to 2019, the study generated a continuous measure of pathway concordance. The study measured whether incremental improvements in pathway concordance were associated with sur

SUBMITTER: Milroy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075281 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature