HIMSS Word of the Day #250: Clinical Pathways (CPWs)
A clinical pathway is a structured, multidisciplinary care plan that translates guideline recommendations into steps of care for a specific condition or procedure. This post explains what pathways contain, what a 2025 Cochrane review of 58 studies found for complications and length of stay, how a hip replacement pathway performed, and how EHR tools and nurses support them.