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ruta asistencial

English translation: care pathway

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Spanish term or phrase:ruta asistencial
English translation:care pathway
Entered by: María Perales

07:21 Sep 16, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology
Spanish term or phrase: ruta asistencial
Term appears in (and is the subject matter of) an Iberian Spanish medical PP presentation about healthcare processes for a specific disease, in this case acute coronary syndrome. From what I can make out, the term is increasingly common in Spain and is used to define an agreement made between healthcare professionals to establish a commonly accepted pattern or process for persons suffering from a particular condition.
Any help gratefully received
Timothy Cooper
Local time: 01:32
care pathway
Explanation:
I think it may be referring to this:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3602959/
A care pathway is a complex intervention for the mutual decision-making and organisation of care processes for a well-defined group of patients during a well-defined period.

https://www.asianhhm.com/healthcare-management/care-pathways...
A care pathway is a multidisciplinary healthcare management tool based on healthcare plans for a specific group of patients with a predictable clinical course, in which the different tasks or interventions by the professionals involved in the patient care (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers etc.)
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María Perales
Spain
Local time: 01:32
Grading comment
Many thanks, Maria, for such a prompt answer!
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4 +7care pathway
María Perales
Summary of reference entries provided
ruta asistencial
Elisenda Palau
clinical pathway
Chema Nieto Castañón

Discussion entries: 2





  

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care pathway


Explanation:
I think it may be referring to this:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3602959/
A care pathway is a complex intervention for the mutual decision-making and organisation of care processes for a well-defined group of patients during a well-defined period.

https://www.asianhhm.com/healthcare-management/care-pathways...
A care pathway is a multidisciplinary healthcare management tool based on healthcare plans for a specific group of patients with a predictable clinical course, in which the different tasks or interventions by the professionals involved in the patient care (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers etc.)

María Perales
Spain
Local time: 01:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks, Maria, for such a prompt answer!
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think you've found it! Many thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac
19 mins
agree  liz askew
57 mins
agree  Anouk B. Bello-Burkart
1 hr
agree  Míriam García
4 hrs
agree  William Bowley
7 hrs
agree  Dr. Jason Faulkner
9 hrs
agree  Chema Nieto Castañón: I am more familiar with clinical pathway (sometimes referred to as care pathway, care map or critical pathway, which convey the same idea anyhow).
14 hrs
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Reference comments


8 mins
Reference: ruta asistencial

Reference information:
Indeed, it refers to an established group of measures or 'blueprint' as a formalised standard response to a health issue. My suggestion for English would be 'protocol'. My etymological guess is a shortening for 'hoja de ruta' (map, plan of a trip, project, etc.).

Elisenda Palau
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Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
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14 hrs
Reference: clinical pathway

Reference information:
Con el sentido planteado por Timothy, las vías clínicas (especificación de procesos asistenciales determinados, a veces denominados rutas asistenciales; clinical pathways, care pathways, critical pathways, care maps; a veces también, de manera más específica -no incluyen las secuencias diagnósticas, por ejemplo-, treatment pathways) son adaptaciones de las recomendaciones clínicas o de los protocolos asistenciales a la práctica clínica particular, que definen el qué, quién, cuándo, dónde y cómo de una actuación clínica sobre un problema de salud con necesidades diagnósticas y terapéuticas predecibles. Por otro lado, los procesos asistenciales integrados (PAI; integrated care pathways) representarían un nivel discretamente más amplio de análisis y recomendaciones que incluirían, entre otros documentos, vías clínicas específicas.

Ver aquí, por ejemplo:
Procesos Asistenciales Integrados, Protocolos de atención y Vías clínicas
http://www.san.gva.es/web/calidad/protocolos-de-atencion;jse...


A clinical pathway is a document outlining a standardised, evidence-based multidisciplinary management plan, which identifies the appropriate sequence of clinical interventions, timeframes, milestones and expected outcomes for a homogenous patient group. (Quality Improvement and Enhancement Program, Clinical Pathways Board: 2002).
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

Care pathways, also known as clinical pathways or integrated care pathways, are typically characterized as a method for managing patient care based on clinical practice guidelines, with the main goals of improving quality of care, reducing variation in clinical practice and increasing the efficient use of health care resources.
https://www.npcnow.org/issues/access/provider-reimbursement/...


Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 95
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