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September 3, 2026BMJ Health & Care InformaticsOpen Access

How to develop care pathways: a practical overview of methodological approaches

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CMCaroline MussertSRSimone H. ReitsmaMCMarjon H. Cnossen

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Overview

Methodological overview demonstrates co-creation and process mining strategies in healthcare delivery, highlighting pathways to eliminate low-value clinical interventions.

Key Points

  • To provide a methodological overview and practical guidance for identifying and visualising care pathways to support value-based healthcare.
  • Evaluated two primary pathway identification methods: qualitative co-creation and data-driven process mining.
  • Assessed multiple pathway visualisation techniques alongside practical criteria for method selection based on end users, data structure, and resource availability.
  • Characterized the trade-offs of co-creation, which leverages stakeholder engagement but requires significant time, versus process mining, which extracts objective workflows from digital logs but demands structured, high-quality data.
  • Identified critical decision factors for selecting single or combined pathway design approaches, including clinical process complexity, technical expertise, and the rise of virtual and hybrid care models.

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Mussert et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993592636c6408cfa7de1dhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjhci-2026-102340
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