Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs

Rotter, Thomas; Kinsman, Leigh; L. James, Erica; Machotta, Andreas; Gothe, Holger; Willis, Jon; Snow, Pamela; Kügler, Joachim

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd006632.pub2

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Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Mar 16, 2010

Authors:

Thomas Rotter

Leigh Kinsman

Erica L. James

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Clinical pathways are structured multidisciplinary care plans used by health services to detail essential steps in the care of patients with a specific clinical problem. They aim to link evidence to practice and optimise clinical outcomes whilst maximising clinical efficiency. OBJECTIVES...

Subject

Medicine

Psychology

Medical education

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