Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Abstract

Background/Objectives: The aim of this paper is to investigate the studies on Clinical Pathways from multidisciplinary domains to realize the situation of Clinical Pathways. Also to predict which discipline should be focused in future research. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Content analyses were used to analyze and classified the studies based on its discipline, by using Google Scholar search engine. The strategy used in this study was based on the content methodology. Findings: studies come from four disciplines which are medicine, computer science, management and Information system. Medicine domain composed 79% of all studies, and others composed 21%. The timeline of this study is limited to four years, while future research in study Clinical Pathways from different perspectives. These finding are open new researches for informatics people to study Clinical pathways from many perspectives. This is the first study on Clinical Pathways from this perspective. 
Keywords: Clinical Pathways, Healthcare, Situation Analysis, Teamwork Communication