Designing a Care Pathway Model - A Case Study of the Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty Care Pathway.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although the clinical attributes of total hip arthroplasty (THA) care pathways have been thoroughly researched, a detailed understanding of the equally important organisational attributes is still lacking. The aim of this article is to contribute with a model of the outpatient THA care pathway that depicts how the care team should be organised to enable patient discharge on the day of surgery.

Theory

The outpatient THA care pathway enables patients to be discharged on the day of surgery, shortening the length of stay and intensifying the provision and organisation of care. We utilise visual care modelling to construct a visual design of the organisation of the care pathway.

Methods

An embedded case study was conducted of the outpatient THA care pathway at

SUBMITTER: Oosterholt RI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5630075 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature