Perceptions of health care professionals concerning development of clinical pathways

Abstract

The purpose of this survey was to investigate the perceptions of health care professionals concerning the development of clinical pathways before the implementation of the regional electronic health record. The data of this study were collected from health care professionals working with conservative heart patients and surgical hip joint patients by means of a questionnaire. The professionals were working at one central hospital and two primary care units. In this hospital region, the process of regional electronic health record implementation is ongoing. The data from this survey were analyzed using statistical methods. The participants in this study set great store by developing and describing the current clinical pathways, and believed it was important to plan the changes in clinical pathways before implementing the electronic health record. However, the clinical pathways development work has not yet fully commenced.