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Implementing a clinical pathway for congestive heart failure: experiences at a teaching hospital
L Cardozo1, S Ahrens, J Steinberg
1Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Quality Management in Health Care
|May 27, 1999
Abstract:
Clinical pathways are processes of care that use a multidisciplinary team effort to move patients toward a designed outcome. This article details the challenges of a Quality Enhancement and Clinical Resource Management Team in designing and implementing a successful congestive heart failure pathway at a teaching hospital. Academic institutions have the resources as part of their research mission, to enhance the development of clinical pathways and assess their outcomes.