Bringing together treatment and referral advice from existing guidelines, this text aims to
improve access to services and recognition of common mental health disorders in adults …

Aim To determine whether clinical/care pathway audit tools can identify the characteristics of
well‐organized care processes. Background Although pathways are used worldwide …

Background While clinical pathways have the potential to improve patient outcomes and
reduce healthcare costs, their true impact has been limited by variable implementation …

Background A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the use of clinical pathways for hip
and knee joint replacements when compared with standard medical care. The impact of …

Objectives To give an overview on the use and prevalence of clinical pathways. Design
Cross-sectional descriptive study. Study participants European Pathway Association (EPA) …

Purpose The reduction of costs has a more and more relevant role in the healthcare context,
therefore, a large effort is done by health providers to this aim, for example, by reducing the …

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a process that consists of a multidimensional
data-search and a process of analyzing and linking patient characteristics creating an …

Aim Clinical pathways are used worldwide to (re) organize care processes. They are used
by multidisciplinary teams in their search towards excellence. The goal of this study is (1) to …

Purpose The best treatment for femur fractures is the surgical one within 48 h from the
admission to the hospital. These fractures have serious consequences, both in terms of …

The aim of this paper is to report on findings identifying some of the difficulties encountered
by the multidisciplinary team in the development and implementation of a care pathway for …