title: Pathway achieves first steps toward improvement.
abstract: In 1999, Pomona Valley Hospital in Claremont, CA, saw a real need to revise its treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. After a thorough chart review and development of a new pathway, the case management team has taken an important step toward a standard of care.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management