Critical path case management: the headache clinic.
A practical application of a neurology case management healthcare delivery mode results in increased access to specialty providers, shorter follow-up periods, and improved continuity of medical care. The program described in the following sections was developed at a naval hospital for the ongoing evaluation of therapeutic schemes to optimize headache therapy and, 1 year after implementation, shows improvement in patient outcomes and resource use.
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D019090:Case Management / Q000592:standards*; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005431:Florida; D006261:Headache / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000592:standards*