EVALUASI TERHADAP IMPLEMENTASI DAN KEPATUHAN CLINICAL PATHWAY DENGUE FEVER DI RUMAH SAKIT MUHAMMADIYAH GAMPING YOGYAKARTA
Abstract
Background: A clinical pathway, also known as care pathway, integrated
care pathway, critical pathway, or care map, is one of the main tools used to
manage the quality in healthcare concerning the standardization of care
processes. It is a patient's medical treatment path based on standard patient
handling procedures adjusted to the medical infrastructure in a hospital.
Clinical pathways are made based on cases that occur in a hospital and have
the potential to spend large resources. One of the most common cases and
getting attention is the dengue fever case. This study aimed to evaluate the
implementation and adherence to the clinical pathway of dengue fever at
Muhammadiyah Gamping Hospital, Yogyakarta.
Subjects and Method: This was a mixed method study conducted at
Muhammadiyah Gamping Hospital, Yogyakarta. In the qualitative study,
pediatricians and medical committee members were selected as informants.
The data were collected by in-depth interview and document review.
Results: Compliance with clinical pathway of dengue fever was 96.5%.
Obstacles in the implementation of clinical pathway included: (1) doctors
unavailable for patient visit during holiday; (2) hospital management did not
adequately support the implementation of clinical pathway.
Conclusion: Clinical pathway of dengue fever has been adequately
implemented with a little support from the hospital management.
Keywords: clinical pathway, implementation, dengue fever
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