Documents of Interest


Use of Critical Pathways to Improve Efficiency: A Cautionary Tale
Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH; Timothy P. Hofer, MD, MSc;
Judith S. Rose, MS; Samuel R. Kaufman, MA; and
Laurence F. McMahon, Jr, MD, MPH

The American Journal Of Managed Care. 9(11): 758-765, November 2003

Critical Pathways in the Australian Health Care System
Victorian Centre for Ambulatory Care Innovation - Kaylene Fiddes, Victorian Centre for Ambulatory Care Innovation, The Alfred, Commercial Rd, Prahran VIC 3181, Final Report September 2000.
(on useful Ambulatory Care Australia site)

Critical Pathways: A Systematic Review.
Journal of Nursing Administration. 32(4):196-202, April 2002.
Renholm, Marja MNSc, RN; Leino-Kilpi, Helena PhD, RN; Suominen, Tarja PhD, RN

Use and Evaluation of Critical Pathways in Hospitals
Effective Clinical Practice
, May/June 2002
Jonathan Darer, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine; Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology/ Critical Care Medicine, Department of Surgery, Department of Health Policy and Management; Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md

Physician compliance with obstetric clinical pathways may protect against malpractice litigation

A Controlled Trial of a Critical Pathway for Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Thomas J. Marrie, MD; Catherine Y. Lau, PhD; Susan L. Wheeler, RN; Cindy J. Wong, MSc; Margaret K. Vandervoort, MSc; Brian G. Feagan, MD; for the CAPITAL Study Investigators JAMA. 2000;283:749-755.

Related Links to above reference:

A critical pathway reduced resource use without compromising safety and effectiveness in community acquired pneumonia
Marrie TJ, Lau CY, Wheeler SL, et al., for the CAPITAL Study Investigators. A controlled trial of a critical pathway for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. JAMA 2000 Feb 9;283:749–55.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Use of a critical pathway for the management of community-acquired pneumonia: the CAPITAL study
Donald Farquhar , Marrie T, Lau C, Wheeler S, Wong C, Vandervoort M, Feagan B. A controlled trial of a critical pathway for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Intervention Trial. JAMA 2000;283:749-55.


Care Path Links

Managed Care, Care Pathing, & Case Management: University of Houston slide presentation
Medical Journal of Australia: Clinical Pathways article MJA 1999;170:59-62
Medical Journal of Australia: Editorial on Clinical Pathways MJA 1999;170:54-55
National Library of Medicine: Current Bibliographies in Medicine 95-8; Critical Pathways: 1995-1996
references. The introductory paragraphs contain an example of a literature search strategy for critical pathways.
NURS 1100: Care Plan Guidelines
: An overview of a section of the Introductory Nursing course at Henry P. Becton School of Nursing & Allied Health, U.S.A.
RN Central  
( JW note April 14, 2003 - Links section is useful, care plans are nursing, and patient outcomes are not specific)

The following is no longer posted online (unless you have an online subscription):

 

Journal of Healthcare Quality: JHQ April/May 1999

Learning Is Fundamental: The Impact of Education on Successful Clinical Pathway Implementation; Lisa M. Swain; 2:11

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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