Should audits consider the care pathway model? A new approach to benchmarking real-world activities.

Chun Shing Kwok; David Waters; Thanh Phan; Phyo Kyaw Myint; Gregory Y. H Lip

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Should audits consider the care pathway model? A new approach to benchmarking real-world activities.

September 19, 2022

Kwok CS, Waters D, Phan T, et al. Healthcare. 2022;10(9):1798.

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Clinical audits are used to compare clinical practices against standards of care to identify gaps in care. This article describes care pathways (defined by clinically relevant events) and the use of care pathway audit cycles to improve diagnosis and identify opportunities to deliver safe, quality healthcare.

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