Factors that foster or prevent sense of belonging among social and health care managers [0.03%]
影响社会和卫生保健管理人员归属感的因素分析
Mai-Stiina Lampinen,Anne Irmeli Konu,Tarja Kettunen et al.
Mai-Stiina Lampinen et al.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify factors that foster or prevent sense of belonging among frontline and middle managers in social and health-care services in Finland. Design/methodology/approach The data have been collected a...
Sensemaking and cognitive shifts - learning from dissemination of a National Quality Register in health care and elderly care [0.03%]
意义构建与认知转变-从医疗卫生和养老服务中全国质量登记册的传播中学习
Annika Maria Margareta Nordin,Boel Andersson Gäre,Ann-Christine Andersson
Annika Maria Margareta Nordin
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine and establish how sensemaking develops among a group of external change agents (ECAs) engaged to disseminate a national quality register nationwide in Swedish health care and elderly care. To ...
Can Lean Six Sigma be used to reduce medication errors in the health-care sector? [0.03%]
精益六西格玛能减少医疗卫生领域的用药错误吗？
Yaifa Trakulsunti,Jiju Antony
Yaifa Trakulsunti
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) to reduce medication errors, by using four case examples. The paper will also suggest appropriate Lean and Sigma tools to improve the medication proc...
Leadership in interprofessional health and social care teams: a literature review [0.03%]
关于卫生与社会护理团队中领导力的文献回顾
Tony Smith,Sally Fowler-Davis,Susan Nancarrow et al.
Tony Smith et al.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to review evidence on the nature of effective leadership in interprofessional health and social care teams. Design/methodology/approach A critical review and thematic synthesis of research literature con...
Guest editorial [0.03%]
特邀编辑评论
Madhav N Sinha
Madhav N Sinha
A model for measuring effectiveness of quality management practices in health care [0.03%]
一种衡量质量管理实践在医疗行业中有效性的方法模型
Jan M Myszewski,Madhav N Sinha
Jan M Myszewski
Purpose Health care is an example of an organization where the needs of potential clients are much greater than the capabilities of the service delivery system. The implementation of any medical procedure, as well as the provision of any se...
Pernilla Ingelsson,Ingela Bäckström,Kristen Snyder
Pernilla Ingelsson
Purpose The purpose of this study is to present a comprehensive approach to studying organizational culture using "soft measures" to facilitate sustainable quality development in organizations. The purpose is also to present, discuss and co...
Improving patient flow through applying lean concepts to emergency department [0.03%]
运用精益理念改善急诊科患者流动状况
Hossam Elamir
Hossam Elamir
Purpose This paper aims to propose lean-based interventions that address the main causes of emergency department overcrowding. Emergency department overcrowding (EDOC) and increased length of stay (LOS) have been key global issues for more ...
Pierre-Luc Fournier,Marie-Hélène Jobin
Pierre-Luc Fournier
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the factors influencing doctors' involvement in Lean change initiatives in public healthcare organizations in Canada. Design/methodology/approach An inductive research was conducted over a three...
Leveraging supply chain infrastructure to advance patient safety in community health-care settings [0.03%]
利用供应链基础设施推进社区医疗环境中的患者安全问题
Anne W Snowdon,Deborah Tallarigo
Anne W Snowdon
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the opportunity for supply chain processes and infrastructure to reduce the risk of medical error and create traceability of adverse events in community care settings. Patient safety has becom...