What is a clinical pathway? Development of a definition to inform the debate

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clinical pathways are tools used to guide evidence-based healthcare that have been implemented internationally since the 1980s. However, there is widespread lack of agreement on the impact of clinical pathways on hospital resources a...

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Main Authors: Snow Pamela, James Erica, Rotter Thomas, Kinsman Leigh, Willis Jon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/8/31