title: Use of severity adjusted comparative systems in the development of critical pathways.
abstract: This paper has been prepared to present how South Shore Hospital has successfully used computerized applications to provide the highest quality patient care in the most cost-efficient manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, South Shore Hospital, So. Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Landry
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012720:Severity of Illness Index