Clinics in geriatric medicine
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Clin. Geriatr. Med. · Nov 1999
Development of clinical pathways for stroke management: an example from Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City.
Clinical pathways for stroke are important tools for improved case management and outcome assessment. The clinical path created at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City is described here. ⋯ Ideally, a clinical path should be used as a guide rather than a standard of care, which is to be individualized for each patient. This article describes the methods for writing the pathways and how they are used for documentation. It also summarizes how the pathway data support stroke outcome assessment.