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Dr. Joshua Bershad, Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, discusses why evidence-based medicine, proper technologies and tracking protocols must be in place for clinical pathways to be effective from a managed care perspective.
Dr. Bershad also explains that RWJUH makes it a practice to invest in the latest surgical technologies because it leads to better quality of care and less time in the hospital, which provides the opportunity to reduce costs.