A decade on: Has the use of integrated care pathways made a difference in Lanarkshire?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 508-520

  Kent, P ^a,b   Chalmers, Y ^a  

^a NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Change and Innovation Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Clinical process and outcome; Documentation; Integrated care pathways; Multidisciplinary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DOCUMENTATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 33749324481     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00707.x     Document Type: Review

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