Beyond clinical paths : advanced tools for outcomes management /

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Imprint:Chicago : American Hospital Pub., c1997.
Description:xxi, 267 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5541048
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Other authors / contributors:Spath, Patrice.
ISBN:1556482019 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • About the Editor
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Taking Clinical Quality Improvement Beyond Paths
  • Clinical Process Improvement Initiatives
  • Using Performance Measurement as a Quality Improvement Tool
  • Improving Outpatient Care with Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Reducing Practice Variation in Open Heart Surgeries
  • Creating a Multidisciplinary Disease Management Initiative
  • Integrating Geriatric Evaluation and Management with a Multidisciplinary Care Planning Process
  • Mapping Home Care Services
  • Incorporating Case Management into Home Care
  • Reducing Length of Stay and Improving Outcomes
  • Information Technology Solutions
  • Selecting an Automated Case Management and Clinical Path Information System
  • Building a Cost-Efficient Path Variance Database
  • Automating Clinical Pathway Variance Analysis
  • Designing Information Systems for Disease Management
  • Linking Expert Systems to Outcomes Analysis
  • Index