American Health Information Management Association. Position statement. Issue: clinical practice guidelines and critical paths--roles of HIM professionals.
With the advent of managed care and healthcare reform, clinical practice guidelines and critical paths have become important tools in the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective healthcare. Their use results in better communication and collaboration among caregivers, more efficient use of resources, and more consistent patient care. Health information management (HIM) professionals support these efforts through the provision of information needed to develop sound, workable critical paths that incorporate recommendations from clinical practice guidelines. With their expertise in health information systems and quality management, HIM professionals should serve as key members of the multidisciplinary teams that develop, implement, and refine these tools.
D008497:Medical Record Administrators; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012952:Societies; D014481:United States