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INTEGRATED CARE PATHWAYS
Integrated Care Pathways
A Practical Approach to Implementation
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Edited By
Sue Middleton, BA(Hons), DPSN, PGCE, RGN, Director, Integrated Care Associates, Flintshire, UK
Adrian Roberts, BA(Hons), PgDINF, Associate Director, Integrated Care Associates, Flintshire, UK

Description
* Explains the concept of care pathways - from initial idea through to working model * Focuses on the use of Integrated Care Pathways to facilitate multidisciplinary involvement in patient care * Highlights potential pitfalls and advises on how to overcome them to ensure successful operation of care pathways * A useful set of Appendices with clinical examples provides a practical tool for setting up your own Integrated Care Pathways

Contents
PART ONE: What are integrated pathways?; Introduction; PART TWO: Why introduce integrated care pathways?; ICPs and quality: the use of ICPs to facilitate a clinically effective service; Effectiveness: the use of ICPs to facilitate a cost-effective service; ICPs: a vehicle to deliver clinical governance; PART THREE: How to introduce integrated care pathways; Getting started; Documentation; Crossing professional and service boundaries: a case study; Maintaining momentum; Evaluation care pathways; Clinical benchmarking; Appendix 1: Clinical pathways maturity matrix; Appendix 2: Integrated care pathway for 'cardiac' chest pain/suspected myocardial infarction; Appendix 3: Integrated care pathway for day case cardiac catheters; Index.

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 168 pages, publication date: JUL-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-4087-9
ISBN-10: 0-7506-4087-1
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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