Aspectos metodológicos de los procesos asistenciales integrados (PAI) / Methodological aspects of integrated care pathways

Un proceso asistencial integrado (PAI) es una herramienta cuyo propósito es aumentar la efectividad de las actuaciones clínicas a través de una mayor coordinación y garantía de continuidad asistencial. Los PAI sitúan al paciente como el eje central de la organización asistencial. Se definen como el conjunto de actividades que realizan los proveedores de la atención sanitaria con la finalidad de incrementar el nivel de salud y el grado de satisfacción de la población que recibe los servicios. La elaboración de un PAI precisa analizar el flujo de actividades, la interrelación entre profesionales y dispositivos asistenciales y las expectativas del paciente. En este artículo se presenta y se discute la metodología para la elaboración de un PAI, así como los factores de éxito para su definición y su efectiva implantación. Se explica también, a modo de ejemplo, el reciente PAI para hipoglucemias en personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 elaborado por un equipo multidisciplinar y avalado por varias sociedades científicas (AU)

An Integrated Healthcare Pathway (PAI) is a tool which has as its aim to increase the effectiveness of clinical performance through greater coordination and to ensure continuity of care. PAI places the patient as the central focus of the organisation of health services. It is defined as the set of activities carried out by the health care providers in order to increase the level of health and satisfaction of the population receiving services. The development of a PAI requires the analysis of the flow of activities, the inter-relationships between professionals and care teams, and patient expectations. The methodology for the development of a PAI is presented and discussed in this article, as well as the success factors for its definition and its effective implementation. It also explains, as an example, the recent PAI for Hypoglycaemia in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus developed by a multidisciplinary team and supported by several scientific societies (AU)

[Methodological aspects of integrated care pathways]. / Aspectos metodológicos de los procesos asistenciales integrados (PAI).

An Integrated Healthcare Pathway (PAI) is a tool which has as its aim to increase the effectiveness of clinical performance through greater coordination and to ensure continuity of care. PAI places the patient as the central focus of the organisation of health services. It is defined as the set of activities carried out by the health care providers in order to increase the level of health and satisfaction of the population receiving services. The development of a PAI requires the analysis of the flow of activities, the inter-relationships between professionals and care teams, and patient expectations. The methodology for the development of a PAI is presented and discussed in this article, as well as the success factors for its definition and its effective implementation. It also explains, as an example, the recent PAI for Hypoglycaemia in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus developed by a multidisciplinary team and supported by several scientific societies.