• Gastroenterol Nurs · May 1999

    Development, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of pathways for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer at a comprehensive cancer center.

    • A Bisanz, Y DeJesus, and D A Saddler.
    • Gastrointestinal Center at University of Texas, Houston, USA.
    • Gastroenterol Nurs. 1999 May 1;22(3):107-14.

    AbstractThe purpose of this article is to explain the process used in the development and implementation of care pathways in a comprehensive cancer center in the Southwest. The pathways are a major component of the disease management process that defines a multidisciplinary standard of practice for a specific episode of care and measure outcomes as a basis for quality and cost improvement. Patients may be on several pathways as they progress through cancer treatment.

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