Medical order process mapping is a new and important type of clinical audit that examines how we manage the patient journey, identify problems, and suggest improvements from the patient's point of view. Medical order process mapping is useful in healthcare quality improvement projects because it provides insight into the systems and processes introduced by improvement interventions. We generally outline the steps involved in mapping the patient's journey. Improving the patient pathway entails coordinating multidisciplinary practice to maximize clinical efficacy and efficiency by eliminating ineffective and unnecessary care.
