Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 34 Issue 4

A realist evaluation of a “single point of contact” end-of-life care service

Nikolaos Efstathiou, Anna Lock, Suha Ahmed, Linda Parkes, Tammy Davies, Susan Law

Following the development of a service that consisted of a “single point of contact” to coordinate end-of-life care (EoLC), including EoLC facilitators and an urgent response…

Priority setting and resource allocation in the US health system: is there a place for hard caps?

Craig Mitton, Francois Dionne

The United States devotes a larger share of its GDP to health care and spends more on health care per capita than any other country. The sheer size of the total spending on health…

Factors influencing implementation of organizational health literacy: a realist review

Elizabeth Meggetto, Fiona Kent, Bernadette Ward, Helen Keleher

Healthcare systems are increasing in complexity, and to ensure people can use the system effectively, health organizations are increasingly interested in how to take an…

The interplay of roles and routines: situating, performances and patterning in the emergency department

Virginia Rosales

While previous research acknowledges the influence of roles on routine dynamics, roles are largely taken for granted. The purpose of this paper aims at examining how roles and…

Medicine and interest politics a study of decision-making processes in the area of vascular surgery in Norway

Kjersti Wendt, Bjørn Erik Mørk, Ole Trond Berg, Erik Fosse

The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of organizational challenges when decision-makers try to comply with technological developments and increasing demands…

Exploring the potential for collective leadership in a newly established hospital network

Aoife De Brún, Eilish McAuliffe

Achieving integrated care is a key focus for health systems and has resulted in various structures between and within organisations. The reorganisation of the Irish health system…

Understanding and investing in healthcare innovation and collaboration

Emma Day-Duro, Guy Lubitsh, Gillian Smith

To understand the partnership between clinicians and academics who come together to provide high-quality care alongside research and innovation, identifying challenges and…

Disruptive life event or reflexive instrument? On the regulation of hospital mergers from a quality of care perspective

David de Kam, Marianne van Bochove, Roland Bal

Despite the continuation of hospital mergers in many western countries, it is uncertain if and how hospital mergers impact the quality of care. This poses challenges for the…