What is a clinical pathway? Refinement of an operational definition to identify clinical pathway studies for a Cochrane systematic review
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What is a clinical pathway? Refinement of an operational definition to identify clinical pathway studies for a Cochrane systematic review
Clinical pathways (CPWs) are a common component in the quest to improve the quality of health. CPWs are used to reduce variation, improve quality of care, and maximize the outcomes for specific groups of patients. An ongoing challenge is the operationalization of a definition of CPW in healthcare. This may be attributable to both the differences in definition and a lack of conceptualization in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-016-0580-z