Can I use it for one specific condition?

Use it as the frame and replace the daily items with the content of that pathway. The content itself comes from your institution's approved pathway documents.

Will four decisions tangle the lines?

Four diamonds still read clearly here. With more, move variance handling into a separate sub-chart.

Can I put it in a paper or a report?

Yes. SVG is the sharpest for Word; for a presentation, export PowerPoint and the chart sits on its own slide.

Clinical pathway management flowchart template

Previewed in the “Gradient” theme; you can switch themes in the editor

When to use it

Use it when a quality office explains pathway management, or when a department maps how a pathway is carried out. The chart shows the management process of entry, daily items, variance, exit and discharge, and does not contain care content for any condition.

Make it yours

Expand "Complete the day's pathway items" into Day 1, Day 2 and so on to chart one specific pathway.
Split variance into patient, clinician and system causes.
Keep entry and discharge criteria in a note under the chart, not inside nodes.

Mermaid code

clinical-pathway-flowchart.mmd

flowchart TD
    A[Patient admitted] --> B[Admission assessment and diagnosis]
    B --> C{Meets pathway criteria}
    C -->|No| D[Routine care]
    C -->|Yes| E[Enter the clinical pathway]
    E --> F[Complete the day's pathway items]
    F --> G{Variance occurred}
    G -->|No| H{Discharge criteria met}
    G -->|Yes| I[Record the reason for variance]
    I --> J{Must leave the pathway}
    J -->|Yes| D
    J -->|No| H
    H -->|No| F
    H -->|Yes| K[Discharge teaching]
    K --> L[Follow-up and pathway review]

Ask an AI for one with this structure

Send the prompt below to ChatGPT or Claude, then paste the whole reply into the editor; the code inside is detected automatically.

prompt.txt

Draw a clinical pathway management flowchart with Mermaid flowchart TD syntax. After admission, assess and diagnose. If the patient does not meet pathway criteria, give routine care; if they do, enter the pathway and complete the day's items. If a variance occurs, record the reason and decide whether the patient must leave the pathway, which leads to routine care. Otherwise check discharge criteria: if not met, continue the daily items; if met, give discharge teaching, then follow-up and pathway review. Use diamonds for decisions and no parentheses in node text. Output only the mermaid code block.

FAQ

Can I use it for one specific condition?: Use it as the frame and replace the daily items with the content of that pathway. The content itself comes from your institution's approved pathway documents.
Will four decisions tangle the lines?: Four diamonds still read clearly here. With more, move variance handling into a separate sub-chart.
Can I put it in a paper or a report?: Yes. SVG is the sharpest for Word; for a presentation, export PowerPoint and the chart sits on its own slide.

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Updated 2026-11-11