▁used ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁quality ▁in ▁health care ▁concerning ▁the ▁standard isation ▁of ▁care ▁processes . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁that ▁their ▁implementation ▁reduces ▁the ▁vari ability ▁in ▁clin ical ▁practice ▁and ▁impro ves ▁out comes . ▁C lin ical ▁path ways ▁aim ▁to ▁promote ▁organ ised ▁and ▁efficient ▁patient ▁care ▁based ▁on ▁evidence - based ▁medicine , ▁and ▁aim ▁to ▁optim ise ▁out comes ▁in ▁settings ▁such ▁as ▁ac ute ▁care ▁and ▁home ▁care . ▁A ▁single ▁clin ical ▁path way ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁multiple ▁clin ical ▁gu idel ines ▁on ▁several ▁topics ▁in ▁a ▁well ▁specified ▁context . ▁ ▁Definition ▁A ▁clin ical ▁path way ▁is ▁a ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁management ▁tool ▁based ▁on ▁evidence - based ▁practice ▁for ▁a ▁specific ▁group ▁of ▁patients ▁with ▁a ▁predict able ▁clin ical ▁course , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁different ▁tasks ▁( inter vent ions ) ▁by ▁the ▁profession als ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁patient ▁care ▁are ▁defined , ▁optimized ▁and ▁sequ enced ▁either ▁by ▁hour ▁( ED ), ▁day ▁( ac ute ▁care ) ▁or ▁visit ▁( home care ). ▁Out comes ▁are ▁tied ▁to ▁specific ▁inter vent ions . ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁clin ical ▁path ways ▁may ▁have ▁different ▁mean ings ▁to ▁different ▁st ake hold ers . ▁Man aged ▁care ▁organizations ▁often ▁view ▁clin ical ▁path ways ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁way ▁as ▁they ▁view ▁care ▁plans , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁care ▁provided ▁to ▁a ▁patient ▁is ▁definit ive ▁and ▁deliber ate . ▁C lin ical ▁path ways ▁can ▁range ▁in