Abstract

NAVARRO JIMENEZ, Eduardo et al. How to achieve health excellence in the care of patients with chronic kidney disease? Development of clinical pathways for the initial stages of the disease. Rev. colom. nefrol. [online]. 2021, vol.8, n.3, e306.  Epub Jan 01, 2022. ISSN 2500-5006.  https://doi.org/10.22265/acnef.8.3.411.

The clinical pathways are instruments developed to plan and coordinate the sequence of clinical and administrative procedures necessary to achieve the highest quality of care. Its rapid spread in the USA. USA explains that more than 60% of hospitals use clinical pathways for their most frequent processes. This contrasts with its poor implementation in Colombia and the countries of the Region of the Americas. The Clinical Pathways adjust with the change represented by the focus on processes, aimed at optimizing better patient care.

Keywords : critical pathways; health care quality assurance; quality of health care; kidney diseases..

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