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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2014 Mar;15(3):162–170. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.12.005

Figure 3. Example of an INTERACT Care Path.

Figure 3

The INTERACT care path for Symptoms of Lower Respiratory Illness is one of nine that provide guidance on evaluation and management of common conditions precipitating hospital transfers. All have been made consistent with expert recommendations; the care path shown is based on one proven to reduce hospital admissions by Loeb and colleagues in Canadian nursing homes (ref). Clinicians may elect to use alternative specific criteria in the care paths and change in condition guidance, but working with nursing staff on common approaches, language, and explicit criteria for alerts is critical to the effectiveness of the INTERACT program.