At least once every 24 hours, a nurse reviews the patient's progress toward the pathway goals and records electronically whether each goal was achieved or not. The goal achievement data are stored electronically and can be reviewed statistically without manual chart audits . Failure to achieve pathway goals means that the clinical processes expected to support the patient's progress were not effective.
Clinical teams can use goal achievement data to revise pathways.
Reviewing data following the pathway revision will show whether the changes determined by the clinical team resulted in the expected improvements. When goal achievement improves, length of stay, costs, clinical outcomes, and patient satisfaction are likely to improve too. Use PathworX data to identify goals achieved least often on poor-performing pathways. Use the least-achieved goals to identify the priorities for quality improvement . Reviews the elements of patient care specified by the pathway.