I joined a team working on creating an integrated care pathway (ICP) model for a concurrent disorder, Major Depression and Alcohol Dependence. An ICP has clear guidelines, protocols and algorithms of what standard care should look like for a patient with this diagnosis. It is also a vehicle to bridge evidence based research with evidence based practice. The pathways incorporate process maps, checklists, medication algorithms etc.
Our group decided on creating a digital tool that aimed to help the clinical team keep track of client outcomes, assess trends in clinical outcome and provide a pathway dashboard to illustrate 'where is the patient in their care?' And 'how they are doing'
