Clinical Pathway - Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria

The following signals may indicate that it may be useful to commit resources to establish and implement a clinical pathway for a particular condition:

  • Prevalent pathology within the care setting
  • Pathology with a significant risk for patients
  • Pathology with a high cost for the hospital
  • Predictable clinical course
  • Pathology well defined and that permits a homogeneous care
  • Existence of recommendations of good practices or experts opinions
  • Unexplained variability of care
  • Possibility of obtaining professional agreement
  • Multidisciplinary implementation
  • Motivation by professionals to work on a specific condition

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