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Clinical pathway compliance and quality improvement

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posted on 2023-05-18, 06:16 authored by Leigh Kinsman

Background: Clinical pathways have been developed to guide evidence-based practice in health care. The documented use of a clinical pathway by clinicians can be measured by chart audit and used effectively as part of the quality improvement process. The application of a rigorous process of collecting data for quality improvement adds further evidence to the quality improvement process. This article describes a chart audit methodology developed and implemented to measure documented compliance with a myocardial infarction clinical pathway used in an acute hospital.

Conclusion: The results informed a quality improvement process where documented use of the clinical pathway increased from 23 per cent to 58 per cent (p=0.000). The chart audit methodology described was a key component in this successful quality improvement initiative.

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Publication title

Nursing Standard: promoting excellence in nursing care

Volume

18

Issue

18

Pagination

33-35

ISSN

0029-6570

Department/School

School of Nursing

Publisher

R C N Publishing Co.

Place of publication

United Kingdom

Rights statement

Copyright 2003 RCN Publishing Company

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Nursing

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