Implementing a clinical pathway for congestive heart failure: experiences at a teaching hospital.
Clinical pathways are processes of care that use a multidisciplinary team effort to move patients toward a designed outcome. This article details the challenges of a Quality Enhancement and Clinical Resource Management Team in designing and implementing a successful congestive heart failure pathway at a teaching hospital. Academic institutions have the resources as part of their research mission, to enhance the development of clinical pathways and assess their outcomes.
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Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Ahrens
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Steinberg
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Lepczyk
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Kaplan
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Burns
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LaPlante
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Wright
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Spybrook
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Racine
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Valade
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D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D019091:Critical Pathways; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care