TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to give a comprehensive and updated analysis of the available literature on hospital dashboards.Design/methodology/approach A search of the current literature was performed by searching electronic databases, including Google Scholar, EBSCO and Medline, as well as books.Findings In all, 48 manuscripts consisting of peer reviewed articles, conference proceedings, case reports and text books were included in this review.Practical implications Despite the numerous advantages of performance dashboards, several authors have mentioned a number of challenges. It was evident from the literature that any setting requires significant effort, especially to ensure the quality of data being collected. In fact, significant investment, both in terms of financial and human resources, is required to achieve an effective dashboard. Furthermore, most of the studies available in the literature were individual case reports or anecdotal accounts rather than empirical studies. Thus, further research is required to ascertain the effectiveness of performance dashboards. In view of these findings, each organisation should make its own decisions whether or not to adopt performance dashboards.Originality/value Most of the literature is fragmented as it reports the use of different types of dashboards, namely strategic, tactical and operational, as separate tools. This literature review contributes to knowledge as it brings together the different types of dashboards and the cascading effect of one dashboard onto another in order to achieve and retain organisational alignment with the overall strategic goals. VL - 31 IS - 3 SN - 1477-7266 DO - 10.1108/JHOM-04-2017-0088 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-04-2017-0088 AU - Buttigieg Sandra C. AU - Pace Adriana AU - Rathert Cheryl PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/01/01 TI - Hospital performance dashboards: a literature review T2 - Journal of Health Organization and Management PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 385 EP - 406 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -