Wooster L D, Forthman M T
Delta Group, Inc., Greenville, SC 29601, USA.
Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc. 1996 Mar-Apr;1(2):84-8.
The presumed stellar characteristics of clinical pathways have grown in unearthly proportions to the extent that our expectations of pathway utilization are unrealistic and unfounded. Therefore, before expectations go unmet and dissatisfaction with clinical pathway outcomes becomes prevalent, we must objectively analyze the clinical pathway phenomenon and understand the origins, elements, and purpose of this clinical improvement technique.
临床路径假定的显著特征已经发展到离奇的程度，以至于我们对路径使用的期望既不现实也毫无根据。因此，在期望未得到满足且对临床路径结果的不满变得普遍之前，我们必须客观地分析临床路径现象，并了解这种临床改进技术的起源、要素和目的。
