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Cary P. Gross, MD, on Creating and Implementing Clinical Pathways: Where is the Patient’s Voice?

2019 Quality Care Symposium

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Cary P. Gross, MD, of Yale School of Medicine, discusses the challenges of implementing pathways and guiding patient decision-making on treatment.



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