Evidence-based medicine (EBM) assures physicians that they are working with the most clinically sound information available. EBM reduces treatment variability, focusing costs and effort on the approaches that have shown to lead to the best outcomes. EBM also provides a platform for standardization, outcomes measurement, and ongoing peer review.

Developed by network physicians, US Oncology’s Level I Pathways were created through a rigorous national review by oncologists, a process that continues as new treatments and approaches become available.