title: [Health care process in neurology].
abstract: The clinical assistance to patients with neurological disorders is composed of different clinical procedures performed in a sequential order. It has many similarities to the industrial procedures. The patient with a neurological problem will receive clinical assistance as outpatient, in-patient or in the emergency department. Through out all theses events we can identify different aspects of the health care management. It is important to take into account several distinctive aspects of the neurological disorders such as its high prevalence, chronicity and important morbidity, the complexity of the diagnostic techniques and treatment, as well as the active participation of the patient in the illness. The management of the clinical procedures involves the development of clinical pathways and guidelines as essential tools to improve the quality of clinical assistance and to reduce the variability within clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurología, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Av. Budapest, s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid. csanchez@fhalcorcon.es
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez Sánchez
mesh_terms: D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000592:standards; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D013030:Spain