Introduction of liaison critical path of cerebral apoplexy for a healthcare network management

• Published in: The Journal of Japan Society for Health Care Management Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 422 - 427
• Main Authors: Hirashita, Koji, Fujimoto, Shunichiro, Ohira, Takahiro, Tatara, Shoji, Nishimoto, Ai, Hirai, Yumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Society for Health Care Management 01.12.2006
• Subjects: cerebral apoplexy; liaison critical path; seamless care study society
• ISSN: 1881-2503; 1884-6807
• DOI: 10.11191/jhm2006.7.422

Cerebral apoplexy, which in many cases results in various sequelae, is a typical disease which requires community healthcare management. About 40 percent of the stroke patients hospitalized at the Kagawa Rosai Hospital in 2005 have moved on to other institutions. Medical cooperation without a interruption is indispensable for offering quality medical care among stroke patients. Although an organization of medical cooperation was already established in this hospital, there were nocommon tools for interaction between institutions. For this purpose the Seamless Care Study Society was established in November 2005 and create d a liaison critical path for cerebral apoplexy. The liaison critical path of cerebral apoplexy, which works on an Excel base, enables efficient input and sharing of information. Discussions with the many regional services was useful in the creation of the liaison critical path as well as in the network formation between institutions. The liaison critical path of cerebral apoplexy has just been newly introduced and will be further improved in the future through accumulation and analysis of variances.