Success in implementing a hospital-wide evidence-based clinical pathways system for the management of cardiac patients: The ACAP program experience

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-28

  Aziz, Emad F ^a   Pratap, Balaji ^a   De Benedetti Zunino, Maria E ^a   Tormey, Deborah ^a   Javed, Fahad ^a   Frankenberger, Olivier ^a   Hong, Mun K ^a   Herzog, Eyal ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

algorithm in clinical practice; bridging the gap; Critical pathways; evidence based guidelines; implementation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952388312     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e3182053331     Document Type: Article

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