NDLI: Experimental application of Business Process Management technology to manage clinical pathways: a pediatric kidney transplantation follow up case

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Author	Andellini, Martina Fernandez Riesgo, Sandra Morolli, Federica Ritrovato, Matteo Cosoli, Piero Petruzzellis, Silverio Rosso, Nicola
Abstract	Background To test the application of Business Process Management technology to manage clinical pathways, using a pediatric kidney transplantation as case study, and to identify the benefits obtained from using this technology. Methods Using a Business Process Management platform, we implemented a specific application to manage the clinical pathway of pediatric patients, and monitored the activities of the coordinator in charge of the case management during a 6-month period (from June 2015 to November 2015) using two methodologies: the traditional procedure and the one under study. Results The application helped physicians and nurses to optimize the amount of time and resources devoted to management purposes. In particular, time reduction was close to 60%. In addition, the reduction of data duplication, the integrated event management and the efficient data collection improved the quality of the service. Conclusions The use of Business Process Management technology, usually related to well-defined processes with high management costs, is an established procedure in multiple environments; its use in healthcare, however, is innovative. The use of already accepted clinical pathways is known to improve outcomes. The combination of these two techniques, well established in their respective areas of application, could represent a revolution in clinical pathway management. The study has demonstrated that the use of this technology in a clinical environment, using a proper architecture and identifying a well-defined process, leads to real benefits in terms of resources optimization and quality improvement.
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ISSN	14726947
DOI	10.1186/s12911-017-0546-x
Journal	BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2017-11-03
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Health Informatics Information Systems and Communication Service Management of Computing and Information Systems Clinical pathway Kidney transplantation Pediatrics Case management Business process management
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Subject	Health Informatics Computer Science Applications Health Policy
Journal Impact Factor	3.3/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.9/2023

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