title: Critical pathway experience at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center.
abstract: Critical pathways provide an excellent tool for promoting multidisciplinary efforts to develop optimal, cost-competitive plans for managing patient care. The pharmacy department can play a variety of roles in developing and implementing critical pathways. In advocating optimal drug selection and monitoring, pharmacists can help their institutions reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality of care.
authors.affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048-0750, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saltiel
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004617:Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy