Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
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Pneumonia is the third most frequent admission diagnosis at Macomb Hospital Center. The average length of stay for this diagnosis (DRGs 89 and 90) was 9.07 days. ⋯ Quality of care also improved in two areas: the time elapsed before delivery of antibiotics and availability of X-ray reports. This article reviews the implementation and results of the critical pathway for pneumonia.