Cirrhosis Care Path
Care Paths are an advanced form of clinical decision support available in the Connect Care clinical information system. They aid clinical workflows by providing clinicians with simple and intuitive recommendations delivered via Best Practice Advisories (BPAs). These consider patients' results, medications and health status to help align care with evidence-informed practice guidelines. Care Paths also include a wide range of documentation and ordering tools. These help clinicians track patients' progress and provide individualized care at key milestones in a chronic disease journey.
The Cirrhosis Care Path promotes multidisciplinary coordination of a patient’s health care, with the objective of improving care across the continuum from acute, community and primary care. An initial focus relates to patients admitted with cirrhosis as a primary (principal) problem or as an active hospital problem. The Care Path includes components in three categories:
Documentation Supports
Problem Overview
Sidebar Summary
Condition Summary
Discharge Summary
Symptom Tracker
Sign Tracker
Investigations Tracker
Medications Tracker
Procedures Tracker
Scores and Calculators
Synopsis View
Patient Education
Decision Supports
Order Sets
Order Panels
Care Path
Inquiry Supports
Care Path Usage
Cirrhosis Care Outcomes
At this time, the cirrhosis care documentation supports are available to clinicians. Other Care Path components are expected to release in early 2024.
Key Features
Improves safety and efficient workflows
Reflects best practice guidelines and expert recommendations
Integrates a multidisciplinary approach
Integrates care based on BPAs
Care Path Utilization
Care Paths have been shown to reduce unhelpful practice variation, prescribing errors, length of stay, readmission rates, patient mortality, and healthcare costs. They also improve patient follow-up with primary care providers, specialists, and specialty clinics.
Care Path feedback metrics are designed to help clinicians recognize missed opportunities for leveraging the potential positive impact of these tools.
Available metrics are found in Meaningful Use Dashboards:
Education Modules
The first course noted below is also integrated into the second larger module listed, with additional information on AECOPD diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment options. Both courses are available in MyLearningLink (MLL).
EPIC: Care Paths – Prescribers (short descriptive Care Path mini-module – 20 min)
Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Care Path Integration - Evidenced-Based Guideline Recommended Best Care (accredited course in MLL)
RCPSC MOC 3 – SAP 1.0 hr
CFPC Mainpro+ 3-credits-per-hour for 1.0 hr (3.0 credits)