What Is the Main Difference Between the Clinical Pathway and the Critical

question 32

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between the clinical pathway and the critical pathway?

• A)Nothing; they are the same thing.
• B)The clinical pathway helps determine a method of diagnosis and treatment, whereas a critical pathway occurs after treatment has begun.
• C)Physicians are reimbursed for services based on the clinical pathway used while the laboratory is reimbursed based on a critical pathway.
• D)Critical pathways are developed by the physicians and clinical pathways are developed by the laboratory team.

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