REVIEW JURNAL

Integrated clinical pathway management for medical quality improvement – based on a

semiotically inspired systems architecture

ABSTRACT
- Is there an abstract?

- Does it provide a concise overview of the research?

- Does it identify the research problem?

- Does it outline the method used, main findings and recomendation?
Method : yes

Main findings : yes

Recommendation : No

INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW

- Is the problem clearly identified?

- Is a rationale given for the research? Ya

- Is the literature up to date? No

- Is the literature relevant to the research? Ya

- Does the literature present a balanced view? Yes

- Does the literature identify a need for the research proposed? Yes
- Are there any gaps in the topics of the literature reviewed? No

METHODOLOGY
- Are the methods consistent with qualitative or quantitative research? Yes

- Is the approach clearly stated? Yes

- Are the method clearly explained and justified?

- Are important details provided, so that the research could be replicated by someone else?
- Are details of data collection clearly described and justified?

- Are any ethical consideration described and explained? No

RESULT/FINDINGS
- Are the results presented clearly and consistently? Yes
- Are any graphs or tables clearly presented and coherent? Yes

- Is sufficient detail provided? Yes

- Are any gaps in the data gathering accounted for? No

ANALYSIS/DISCUSSIONS
- Is the discussion and analysis balance? Yes
- Are the strength and weaknesses of the study acknowledged?
Strength

Weaknesses

- Does the discussion refer back to points raised in the lit review?
CONSLUSION
- Are the conclusions supported by the result? Yes

- Are the implications of the study identified?

RECOMMENDATONS?
- Do the recommendations outline areas of possible future research? Ya
- Do they recommend ways in which current research could be improved? Ya