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Why pathways cannot be taken from the shelf

Why pathways cannot be taken from the shelf SummaryClinical pathways are our most valuable and performant tool in managing health-care processes. Sloppiness and inaccuracy, in both definition and implementation, threaten to erode the concept and, thus, to undermine its power. Back to basics is not a plea for nostalgia, but for continuing consistently to design care according to a patient's needs, to focus on desired clinical outcomes and to anchor the care processes into the daily life of the health-care organization. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Care Pathways SAGE

Why pathways cannot be taken from the shelf

International Journal of Care Pathways , Volume 14 (4): 5 – Dec 1, 2010

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 2010 SAGE Publications
ISSN
2053-4345
eISSN
2053-4353
DOI
10.1258/jicp.2010.010m07
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Abstract

SummaryClinical pathways are our most valuable and performant tool in managing health-care processes. Sloppiness and inaccuracy, in both definition and implementation, threaten to erode the concept and, thus, to undermine its power. Back to basics is not a plea for nostalgia, but for continuing consistently to design care according to a patient's needs, to focus on desired clinical outcomes and to anchor the care processes into the daily life of the health-care organization.

Journal

International Journal of Care PathwaysSAGE

Published: Dec 1, 2010

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