Integrated care pathways: Effective tools for continuous evaluation of clinical practice

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-69

  Kitchiner, Denise ^a   Davidson, Campbell ^a   Bundred, Peter ^b  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Guidelines; Multidisciplinary; Pathways; Patient focused care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EPISODE OF CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030072559     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.1996.tb00028.x     Document Type: Review

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