Method for Creating Standardized Patient Care Pathways
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1. A process for devising, disseminating, communicating, utilizing, and monitoring standardized patient care pathways in a medical care facility for treatment of a patient whereby standardized patient care pathways are developed in a time and resource efficient manner, said process comprising the steps:
- developing key markers in the delivery of care to the patient that identify progression to wellness, whereby said key markers define milestones that identify steps in a patient'"'"'s progression to wellness;
submitting a pathway request to a care facility'"'"'s pathway department that includes said key markers;
building a proposed pathway based upon standards of care, wherein said pathway includes said key markers and is also based on parameters in said pathway request;
obtaining approval of said proposed standardized patient care pathway;
communicating an approved patient care pathway to a healthcare provider;
monitoring the implementation and execution of said patient care pathway, wherein said steps of communicating an approved patient care pathway and monitoring the implementation and execution of said patient care pathway is done with the assistance of a data processing system; and
treating a patient in accordance with at least one said approved patient care pathway, whereby metrics such as said patient'"'"'s vital signs will be measured and assessed according to said at least one approved patient care pathway.
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A method and process for devising and designing standardized patient care pathways, gaining approval for such patient care pathways, communicating such standardized patient care pathways to relevant healthcare providers and educating such healthcare providers as to the standardized patient care pathway, and implementing and monitoring such standardized patient care pathways.
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1. A process for devising, disseminating, communicating, utilizing, and monitoring standardized patient care pathways in a medical care facility for treatment of a patient whereby standardized patient care pathways are developed in a time and resource efficient manner, said process comprising the steps:
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developing key markers in the delivery of care to the patient that identify progression to wellness, whereby said key markers define milestones that identify steps in a patient'"'"'s progression to wellness; submitting a pathway request to a care facility'"'"'s pathway department that includes said key markers; building a proposed pathway based upon standards of care, wherein said pathway includes said key markers and is also based on parameters in said pathway request; obtaining approval of said proposed standardized patient care pathway; communicating an approved patient care pathway to a healthcare provider; monitoring the implementation and execution of said patient care pathway, wherein said steps of communicating an approved patient care pathway and monitoring the implementation and execution of said patient care pathway is done with the assistance of a data processing system; and treating a patient in accordance with at least one said approved patient care pathway, whereby metrics such as said patient'"'"'s vital signs will be measured and assessed according to said at least one approved patient care pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A process for devising, disseminating, communicating, utilizing, and monitoring standardized patient care pathways in a medical care facility for treatment of a patient whereby standardized patient care pathways are developed in a time and resource efficient manner, said process comprising the steps:
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developing key markers in the delivery of care to the patient that identify progression to wellness, whereby said key markers define milestones that identify steps in a patient'"'"'s progression to wellness; submitting a pathway request to a care facility'"'"'s pathway department that includes said key markers; collaboratively building a proposed pathway based upon standards of care, wherein said pathway includes said key markers and is also based on parameters in said pathway request; obtaining approval of said proposed standardized patient care pathway, whereby approving said proposed standardized patient care pathway is accomplished collaboratively; communicating an approved patient care pathway to a healthcare provider; educating said healthcare provider regarding said approved patient care pathway; monitoring the implementation and execution of said patient care pathway, wherein said steps of communicating an approved patient care pathway and monitoring the implementation and execution of said patient care pathway is done with the assistance of a data processing system; and treating a patient in accordance with at least one said approved patient care pathway, whereby metrics such as said patient'"'"'s vital signs will be measured and assessed according to said at least one approved patient care pathway. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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