Clinical Pathways Program
Our Clinical Pathways Program within the Center for Healthcare Quality & Analytics aims to incorporate evidence, best practice, and local expert consensus into easily accessible, shared mental models for use by clinical teams at the point of care to facilitate the delivery of high-quality medical care.
The following clinical pathways and educational media may be helpful during this sick season:
Fever-related Clinical Pathways
Fever in Kids: When to Call the Doctor Video
Bronchiolitis Educational Video for Families
How to Treat Dehydration from Stomach Bugs in Children Video
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Asthma Clinical Pathway — Primary Care
An asthma clinical pathway is a task-oriented care plan that details essential steps in the care of patients with asthma and describes the patient's expected clinical course.
Asthma, Known or New Diagnosis Clinical Pathway — Primary Care
This pathway should be used to guide the care of children ages 2-18 with known or suspected diagnosis of asthma.
Atopic Dermatitis Clinical Pathway — All Settings
The suspected atopic dermatitis pathway highlights the care necessary in treating children with atopic dermatitis for all settings.
Autism Screening Clinical Pathway — Primary Care
The autism primary care screening and referral clinical pathway outlines the steps to be taken to screen for early identification of autism and the appropriate steps for referring a child with a positive screen.
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Clinical Pathway — N/IICU
The Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) Clinical Pathway provides guidance of care for neonates/infants born at the CHOP SDU or referred from outside institutions for further evaluation and treatment with overgrowth features such as macroglossia, hyperinsulinism, omphalocele and/or a constellation of findings suspicious for BWS.
Behavioral Concerns, Child Undergoing EEG Monitoring Clinical Pathway — Inpatient and Outpatient Specialty Care
The Behavioral Concerns for the Child Undergoing EEG Monitoring Pathway is a detailed plan of the essential steps in treating a child in the inpatient and outpatient specialty care settings.
Behavioral Escalations Clinical Pathway — Outpatient Specialty Care and Primary Care
This pathway should be used to guide staff in recognizing and responding patients presenting with acute behavioral escalations in the Primary Care and Ambulatory Specialty Care locations.
Behavioral Health Discharge Disposition Clinical Pathway — Inpatient
Inpatient Discharge Disposition Pathway provides guidance to patient who has an active Behavioral Health diagnosis or behaviors that are currently impacting their ability to successfully participate in medical care or impairing their ability to safely or successfully function in the community (home and/or school).
Behavioral Health Issues Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department
The behavioral health issues clinical pathway is a detailed plan of the essential steps in treating a pediatric patient with behavioral health issues in the emergency department.
Blood Culture in Patients with Fever (Non-Oncology/Non-Neutropenic) Clinical Pathway — PICU
This pathway provides guidance to aid providers in determining if a blood culture is indicated in a PICU/PCU patient with a fever (temperature > 38.5°C).