Main barriers to effective implementation of stroke care pathways in France: A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Gache, Kristel ^a   Leleu, Henri ^a   Nitenberg, Gérard ^a   Woimant, France ^b   Ferrua, Marie ^a   Minvielle, Etienne ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b CEO of Regional Health Agency Agence régionale de santé Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Clinical pathways; Implementation barriers; Quality of care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STROKE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FRANCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE;

EID: 84897659960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-95     Document Type: Article

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