| Literature DB >> 8987318 |
Abstract
A study was conducted to assess the current status of clinical path implementation for acute care cases and to explore implementation issues related to defining discharge outcomes and measuring variances in clinical paths. Results indicated that documentation, identification of critical indicators and discharge outcomes, and variance detection and correction are three core issues that must be addressed by institutions that implement clinical paths. A discussion of each of these areas is provided.Mesh:
Year: 1996 PMID: 8987318 DOI: 10.1097/00001786-199612000-00009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nurs Care Qual ISSN: 1057-3631 Impact factor: 1.597