Critical pathway effectiveness: Assessing the impact of patient, hospital care, and pathway characteristics using qualitative comparative analysis

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 499-516

  Dy, Sydney M ^a,b   Garg, Pushkal ^c   Nyberg, Dorothy ^d   Dawson, Patricia B ^e   Pronovost, Peter J ^f   Morlock, Laura ^b   Rubin, Haya ^b   Wu, Albert W ^b  

^a Maryland Community Hospice   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SUBURBAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical pathways; Length of stay; Quality improvement; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

BALTIMORE; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16344378639     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.0r370.x     Document Type: Review

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