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Table 5 Count of identified publications by care pathway perspective

From: Clinical and operational insights from data-driven care pathway mapping: a systematic review

Care pathway perspective

Examples of perspective

Number of publications

Administrative/clinical

Care activities may be for example nursing orders or clinic visits

217

Role Interaction

Care activities are described solely in terms of the healthcare practitioner performing them; transitions indicate referrals or handovers

5

Clinical context

Only clinical conditions or treatments relating to care activities are captured. A clinical task model restricted to a particular healthcare operation, for example sequential prescriptions or actions during a surgical operation, is also considered part of this classification

26

Location

Physical location, usually coded categorically

6