title: Questions to ask: implementing a system for clinical pathway variance analysis.
abstract: Although it is agreed that there is a need for clinical pathway variance analysis, methods for creating a system are less well defined. To help others down this path, we have developed a list of questions around four core issues: data collection, data entry and analysis, data reporting, and organizational support. Our goal is to identify key questions related to variance management and provide a framework for clinical pathway variance analysis.
authors.affiliation: Preferred Care, Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Nameth
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D013223:Statistics as Topic