Table 2.

Responses to Request to Specify “Other” Reasons for Not Measuring Compliance With Clinical Pathways

Reason
“Carriers dictate compliance and track”
“For the two payers that we use pathways for the patients of, they monitor our compliance”
“We are in the process of finding an EMR system that will work for our practice and then we will implement this process for our practice”
“Not needed; physician self-monitors”
“Evaluating different payers, different pathways”
“Although the physicians recognize the benefits of standardized pathways and use them, they do not want independent decision making to be compromised”
“Will be measuring physician compliance in the near future”
“Would need an EMR at this point; too busy”

Abbreviation: EMR, electronic medical record.