title: Following the path to improved outcomes.
abstract: Even the little guys can make use of protocols. A clinical pathway program at 80-bed Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, CO, has saved the facility millions of dollars and hundreds of bed days.
mesh_terms: D003120:Colorado; D019091:Critical Pathways; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome