Enhancing clinical pathway placement.
Soaring health care costs have fueled the immense growth in managed care. To contain these costs, health care organizations have turned to clinical pathways. However, clinical pathways cannot do an effective job if health care personnel are not aware of their existence. The article presents a simple, effective, and efficient method to increase placement of clinical pathways in inpatient medical records.
Hassaballa
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Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA.
Payne
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McFolling
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Marder
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D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends; D008499:Medical Records; D016730:Program Development; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States