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Healthcare system performance improvement: A comparison of key policies in seven high-income countries
Robin Gauld, Jako Burgers, Mark Dobrow, Rubin Minhas, Claus Wendt, Alan B. Cohen, Karen LuxfordEvidence suggests that healthcare system performance may be improved with policy emphasis on primary care, quality improvement, and information technology. The authors therefore…
A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice
Suzanne Grant, Bruce Guthrie, Vikki Entwistle, Brian WilliamsOver the past decade, there has been growing international interest in shaping local organisational cultures in primary healthcare. However, the contextual relevance of extant…
The rules of engagement: physician engagement strategies in intergroup contexts
Sara A. Kreindler, Bridget K. Larson, Frances M. Wu, Josette N. Gbemudu, Kathleen L. Carluzzo, Ashley Struthers, Aricca D. Van Citters, Stephen M. Shortell, Eugene C. Nelson, Elliott S. FisherRecognition of the importance and difficulty of engaging physicians in organisational change has sparked an explosion of literature. The social identity approach, by considering…
Learning the lessons from banding appeals: Evidence based guidance for running junior doctor rotas
Adam Moreton, Emma Jackson, Yasmin Ahmed-LittleDesigning and running robust junior doctor rotas is a challenging task and much previous advice has been based on consensus or anecdote. This paper aims to discern the most…
How healthcare organisations can act as institutional entrepreneurs in a context of change
Mylaine Breton, Lise Lamothe, Jean-Louis Denis– The aim of this paper is to illustrate and discuss how healthcare organisations can act as institutional entrepreneurs in a context of change.
Implementing change in physiotherapy: professions, contexts and interventions
Tom Sanders, Bie Nio Ong, Gail Sowden, Nadine FosterThe purpose of this paper is to report findings from qualitative interviews with physiotherapists to demonstrate why even minor changes to clinical work resulting from the…
Guidance for research-practice partnerships (R-PPs) and collaborative research
John Ovretveit, Susanne Hempel, Jennifer L. Magnabosco, Brian S. Mittman, Lisa V. Rubenstein, David A. Ganz– The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence based guidance to researchers and practice personnel about forming and carrying out effective research partnerships.
