TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose Interest has grown among U.S. academic medical centers in developing international benchmarks for excellence in process and outcomes. Drivers behind this trend, as well as barriers to the development of useful benchmarks, are explored in this invited commentary.Design/methodology/approach The commentary is based on the authors’ conversations with members of the U.S. Cooperative for International Patient Programs as well as the University Healthsystem Consortium (UHC).Findings Six key themes are summarized in this commentary, including four key drivers and two barriers.Originality/value The practice-based perspectives this commentary summarizes provide a useful starting point for researchers and practitioners interested in establishing international comparison with the United States.
VL  - 17
SN  - 978-1-78441-278-4, 978-1-78441-279-1/1474-8231
DO  - 10.1108/S1474-823120140000017002
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-823120140000017002
AU  - Garman Andrew N.
AU  - Johnson Tricia J.
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Defining World-Class Care in Academic Medicine: Enablers and Challenges
T2  - International Best Practices in Health Care Management
T3  - Advances in Health Care Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 23
EP  - 29
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -