Benefits, Barriers and Determinants of Clinical Pathway Use in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Performance-oriented financing of healthcare aims at demand-based and efficient resource allocation. Often, clinical pathways (CPs) are introduced in this context.

Purpose

For CP success (a) the degree of utilization of and divergence, (b) cost effects and (c) health professionals' acceptance rate of and satisfaction are relevant. There are gaps in research regarding these issues in general, and more specifically in the German speaking part of Europe.

Methodology/approach

Employing a two-stage mixed-methods pilot study, we studied (a) and (b) quantitatively in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and (c) qualitatively in Germany and Austria.

Results

Many hospitals already implemented CPs, but the utilization varies. They are expected to yield middle-ra

SUBMITTER: Noehammer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080374 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature