Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 27 Issue 4

Knowledge translation in healthcare: Incorporating theories of learning and knowledge from the management literature

Eivor Oborn, Michael Barrett, Girts Racko

The authors draw selectively on theories of learning and knowledge, which currently have received little attention from knowledge translation (KT) researchers, and suggest how…

Ascribing emotion to reasonable use in accelerated cancer services

Anne Roelsgaard Obling

A recurrent theme in medical sociology has been the juxtaposition of emotion with scientific rationality in the delivery of health care services. However, apart from addressing…

Dissemination of performance information and continuous improvement: A narrative systematic review

Marc Lemire, Olivier Demers‐Payette, Justin Jefferson‐Falardeau

Developing a performance measure and reporting the results to support decision making at an individual level has yielded poor results in many health systems. The purpose of this…

Engaging physicians in organisational improvement work

Fredrik Bååthe, Lars Erik Norbäck

To improve health‐care delivery from within, managers need to engage physicians in organisational development work. Physicians and managers have different mindsets/professional…

Factors affecting the adoption of quality assurance technologies in healthcare

John Storey

In the light of public concern and of strong policy emphasis on quality and safety in the nursing care of patients in hospital settings, this paper aims to focus on the factors…

Engaging junior doctors: evidence from “open spaces” in England

Claire McWilliams, Melina M. Manochin

This paper aims to report on a project undertaken in order to identify, develop and reflect on the leadership and managerial skills of clinicians. The main aim of the project was…

The role of professional communities in governing patient safety

Simon Turner, Angus Ramsay, Naomi Fulop

Using the example of medication safety, this paper aims to explore the impact of three managerial interventions (adverse incident reporting, ward‐level support by pharmacists, and…