Integrated care through disease-oriented critical paths:experience from Japan’s regional health planning initiatives

<p align="left"><strong>Introduction:</strong> In April 2008, Japan launched a radical reform in regional health planning that emphasized the development of disease-oriented clinical care pathways. These 'inter-provider critical paths' have sought to ensure effe...

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Main Authors: Etsuji Okamoto, Masaki Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Hara, Jun Yoshida, Masaki Muto, Aizan Hirai, Haruyuki Tatsumi, Masaaki Mizuno, Hiroshi Nagata, Daisuke Yamakata, Hiroshi Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2011-09-01
Series:International Journal of Integrated Care
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Online Access:http://www.ijic.org/articles/561