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Clinical pathways for the high-risk patient

J Butterworth1

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
|April 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Clinical pathways help manage health care costs and improve patient outcomes. Successful implementation requires multidisciplinary staff commitment to optimize efficiency and quality of care.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Quality Improvement
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Managed health care aims to reduce costs while maintaining or improving patient care quality.
  • Clinical pathways are emerging tools for controlling costs and enhancing patient outcomes.
  • These pathways are being developed nationwide by medical centers and managed-care organizations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the implementation of clinical pathways for optimizing healthcare efficiency and quality.
  • To highlight the role of multidisciplinary staff in achieving care plan goals.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical pathway development and implementation strategies.
  • Discussion of approaches such as time lines and case-management plans.
  • Emphasis on critical pathways for documenting patient progress against predicted schedules.

Main Results:

  • Clinical pathways offer a structured method for planning, managing, documenting, and evaluating multidisciplinary care.
  • Coordinated care plans, including time lines and case management, facilitate patient progress.
  • Critical pathways are identified as a key tool for tracking progress.

Conclusions:

  • Successful implementation of clinical pathways is crucial for optimizing efficiency and quality of patient care.
  • Achieving the goals of clinical pathways necessitates commitment and effort from multidisciplinary staff.
  • Clinical pathways represent a promising approach to improving healthcare delivery.

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