Hospital’s overview: Situation and perspectives for the “Réseau Itinéraires Cliniques”

In 9 years time, thirty-two healthcare institutions have registered with the RIC and seventy-seven Clinical Pathway (CP) coordinators were trained in the CP methodology. In the present changing context (increased attention to patient centeredness, accreditation,…), it is necessary for the RIC to develop a renewed vision and mission. To prepare this, an overview of RIC hospitals was done, with the following objectives : To analyse the progress of the CP projects To identify the critical success factors for the implementation and sustainability of CP’s To gather proposals for the further development of the network