The development, implementation and evaluation of clinical pathways for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Saskatchewan: protocol for an interrupted times series evaluation

The development, implementation and evaluation of clinical pathways for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Saskatchewan: protocol for an interrupted times series evaluation

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has substantial economic and human costs; it is expected to be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. To minimize these costs high quality guidelines have been developed. However, guidelines alone rarely result in meaningf...

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Main Authors: Thomas Rotter, Christopher Plishka, Mohammed Rashaad Hansia, Donna Goodridge, Erika Penz, Leigh Kinsman, Adegboyega Lawal, Sheryl O’Quinn, Nancy Buchan, Patricia Comfort, Prakesh Patel, Sheila Anderson, Tanya Winkel, Rae Lynn Lang, Darcy D. Marciniuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
Clinical pathways
Care pathways
Critical pathways
Integrated care pathways
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2750-x

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