Personalized Digital Care Pathways Enable Enhanced Patient Management as Perceived by Health Care Professionals: Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical decision support systems are known to improve adherence to clinical practice guidelines and patient outcomes by providing clinicians with timely, accurate, and appropriate knowledge.

Objective

This study investigates the perceived usefulness and practical implementation of UpHill Route v3, a personalized digital care pathway (PDCP) system, in enhancing clinical decision-making and patient management across various clinical settings.

Methods

A mixed-methods retrospective study was conducted among medical doctors and nurses from four National Health System-Local Health Units in Portugal. Data were collected from May 2023 to April 2024. The primary data source was an anonymous questionnaire assessing health care professionals' perceptions of UpHill Ro

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12097650 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature