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Redgate S, Spencer L, Adams EA, Arnott B, Brown H, Christie A, Hardy C, Harrison H, Kaner E, Mawson C, McGovern W, Phillips P, Rankin J, McGovern R. A realist approach to understanding alliancing within Local Government public health and social care service provision. Eur J Public Health 2023; 33:49-55. [PMID: 36453890 PMCID: PMC9898013 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Within the current context of continued austerity and post-pandemic recovery, it remains important that Local Government services address the increasing needs of residents as cost-effectively as possible. Alliancing, whereby services work collaboratively focusing on the 'whole-system', has gained popularity as a tool with the potential to support collaborative whole systems approaches. This synthesis aims to identify how alliancing can be successfully operationalised in the commissioning of public health, wider National Health Service (NHS) and social care-related services. METHODS A realist literature synthesis was undertaken in order to identify underlying generative mechanisms associated with alliancing, the contextual conditions surrounding the implementation and operationalisation of the alliancing approach mechanisms, and the outcomes produced as a result. An iterative approach was taken, using a recent systematic review of the effectiveness of Alliancing, online database searches, and grey literature searches. RESULTS Three mechanistic components were identified within the data as being core to the successful implementation of alliances in public health and social care-related services within Local Government: (i) Achieving a system-level approach; (ii) placing local populations at the heart of the system; and (iii) creating a cultural shift. Programme theories were postulated within these components. CONCLUSIONS The alliancing approach offers an opportunity to achieve system-level change with the potential to benefit local populations. The realist synthesis approach taken within this study has provided insights into the necessary contextual and mechanistic factors of the Alliancing approach, above and beyond effectiveness outcomes typically collected through more conventional evaluation methodologies.
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- S Redgate
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
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- Public Health, South Tyneside Council, South Shields, England
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- Public Health, South Tyneside Council, South Shields, England
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- Public Health, South Tyneside Council, South Shields, England
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- Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- Public Health, South Tyneside Council, South Shields, England
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Dobrof J, Bussey S, Muzina K. Thriving in today's health care environment: strategies for social work leadership in population health. SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE 2019; 58:527-546. [PMID: 31002293 DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2019.1602099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The current healthcare environment challenges social workers to balance multiple constituencies - organizational, payer-related, and professional - and convey the value-added nature of clinical work with patients and families. As healthcare systems move towards population health, leadership opportunities abound. This article provides an historical overview of healthcare transformation and its impact on social work practice, and describes strategies implemented to bolster the clinical focus and organizational responsiveness of Mount Sinai Health System care management staff. The training and supervisory approaches offered make possible relatable and synergistic connections between clinical practice and organizational imperatives to decrease unnecessary utilization and healthcare costs.
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- Judith Dobrof
- a Mount Sinai Health Partners , Mount Sinai Health System , New York , NY , USA
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- a Mount Sinai Health Partners , Mount Sinai Health System , New York , NY , USA
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- a Mount Sinai Health Partners , Mount Sinai Health System , New York , NY , USA
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Hanlon N, Reay T, Snadden D, MacLeod M. Creating Partnerships to Achieve Health Care Reform: Moving Beyond a Politics of Scale? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES 2018; 49:51-67. [PMID: 30335552 DOI: 10.1177/0020731418807094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This article critically exams efforts to achieve primary health care reform using a consultative and relationship-building approach. The study is set in a predominantly rural region of British Columbia, Canada, and concerns the efforts of a regional health authority to engage actively with community members to develop more integrated and patient-centered primary health care delivery. We examine points of tension between providers and administrators engaged in the reform process and show how these are often expressed discursively as a binary opposition involving central and local interests. We offer a critical examination of this politics of scale and seek to unpack claims of hierarchy and power as a means to offer insight into health care reform processes more generally.
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- Neil Hanlon
- 1 Geography Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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- 2 School of Business, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- 3 Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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- 4 School of Nursing, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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Ochonma OG, Nwatu SI. Assessing the predictors for training in management amongst hospital managers and chief executive officers: a cross-sectional study of hospitals in Abuja, Nigeria. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2018; 18:138. [PMID: 29903001 PMCID: PMC6003084 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1230-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a compelling need for management training amongst hospital managers in Nigeria mostly because management was never a part of the curricula in medical schools and this has resulted in their deficiencies in effective policymaking, planning and bottom line management. There has been no study to the best of our knowledge on the need and likely factors that may influence the acquisition of such training by hospital managers and this in effect was the reason for this study. METHODS Data for this study came from a cross-sectional survey distributed amongst management staff in twenty five (25) hospitals that were purposively selected. One hundred and twenty five (125) questionnaires were distributed, out of which one hundred and four (104) were answered and returned giving a response rate of 83.2%. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were used to summarize the results. Decisions were made at 5% level of significance. A binary logistic regression was performed on the data to predict the logit of being formally and informally trained in health management. These statistical techniques were done using the IBM SPSS version 20. RESULTS The result revealed a high level of formal and informal trainings amongst the respondent managers. In formal management training, only few had no training (27.9%) while in informal management training, all had obtained a form of training of which in-service training predominates (84.6%). Most of the administrators/managers also had the intention of attending healthcare management programme within the next five years (62.5%). Socio-demographically, age (p = .032) and academic qualification (p < .001) had significant influence on training. Number of hospital beds (p < .001) and number of staff (p < .001) including managers' current designation (p < .001) also had significant influence on training. CONCLUSION Our work did establish the critical need for both formal and informal trainings in health management for health care managers. Emphasis on training should be directed at younger managers who are the least likely to acquire such trainings, the smaller and private hospitals who are less likely to encourage such trainings amongst their staff and the least educated amongst health managers.
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- Ogbonnia Godfrey Ochonma
- Department of Health Administration and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria
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Terzic-Supic Z, Bjegovic-Mikanovic V, Vukovic D, Santric-Milicevic M, Marinkovic J, Vasic V, Laaser U. Training hospital managers for strategic planning and management: a prospective study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2015; 15:25. [PMID: 25889166 PMCID: PMC4355452 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0310-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Training is the systematic acquisition of skills, rules, concepts, or attitudes and is one of the most important components in any organization's strategy. There is increasing demand for formal and informal training programs especially for physicians in leadership positions. This study determined the learning outcomes after a specific training program for hospital management teams. METHODS The study was conducted during 2006 and 2007 at the Centre School of Public Health and Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade and included 107 participants involved in the management in 20 Serbian general hospitals. The management teams were multidisciplinary, consisting of five members on average: the director of the general hospital, the deputy directors, the head nurse, and the chiefs of support services. The managers attended a training program, which comprised four modules addressing specific topics. Three reviewers independently evaluated the level of management skills at the beginning and 12 months after the training program. Principal component analysis and subsequent stepwise multiple linear regression analysis were performed to determine predictors of learning outcomes. RESULTS The quality of the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analyses performed by the trainees improved with differences between 0.35 and 0.49 on a Likert scale (p < 0.001). Principal component analysis explained 81% of the variance affecting their quality of strategic planning. Following the training program, the external environment, strategic positioning, and quality of care were predictors of learning outcomes. The four regression models used showed that the training program had positive effects (p < 0.001) on the ability to formulate a Strategic Plan comprising the hospital mission, vision, strategic objectives, and action plan. CONCLUSION This study provided evidence that training for strategic planning and management enhanced the strategic decision-making of hospital management teams, which is a requirement for hospitals in an increasingly competitive, complex and challenging context. For the first time, half of state general hospitals involved in team training have formulated the development of an official strategic plan. The positive effects of the formal training program justify additional investment in future education and training.
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- Zorica Terzic-Supic
- Institute of Social Medicine, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Centre-School of Public Health and Management, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute of Social Medicine, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Section of International Public Health (S-IPH), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Alameddine M, Baumann A, Laporte A, Mourad Y, Onate K, Deber R. Measuring the job stickiness of community nurses in Ontario (2004-2010): implications for policy and practice. Health Policy 2013; 114:147-55. [PMID: 23899772 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Utilize the concept of stickiness to examine the retention of community nurses across time and draw comparisons by subsector, nurse group and work status. METHODS Secondary analysis of College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) registration database (2004-2010). Nurses' yearly registration records were linked to create a longitudinal database of nursing employment which was used to generate year-to-year stickiness figures. Analysis was carried out by sector/subsector of employment, nurse group and work status. RESULTS Analysis revealed an active movement of nurses between the hospital and community sectors during the period of analysis, with a positive balance of 3002 nurses toward the latter. A wide variation in the stickiness of community subsectors of employment was noted, with those subsectors involving direct patient care and community visitation displaying relatively lower stickiness figures. Subsector stickiness increased with the offering of full-time jobs and the employment of Registered Nurses. CONCLUSION Examining the working conditions and human resources management practices in the subsectors with lower stickiness, especially those involving patient care at home, and enhancing career stability of Registered Practical Nurses are priority issues. Decision-makers should support the offering of full-time jobs focusing attention on subsectors offering direct patient care in the community.
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- Mohamad Alameddine
- Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Nursing Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, MDCL 3500, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
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- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Health Sciences Building, Room 425, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3M6
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon
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- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Health Sciences Building, Room 425, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3M6
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- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Health Sciences Building, Room 425, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3M6
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Supic ZT, Bjegovic V, Marinkovic J, Milicevic MS, Vasic V. Hospital management training and improvement in managerial skills: Serbian experience. Health Policy 2010; 96:80-9. [PMID: 20116126 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Revised: 12/19/2009] [Accepted: 01/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyze the improvement of managerial skills of hospitals' top managers after a specific management training programme, and to explore possible predictors and relations. METHODS The study was conducted during the years 2006 and 2007 with cohort of 107 managers from 20 Serbian general hospitals. The managers self-assessed the improvement in their managerial skills before and after the training programme. RESULTS After the training programme, all managers' skills had improved. The biggest improvement was in the following skills: organizing daily activities, motivating and guiding others, supervising the work of others, group discussion, and situation analysis. The least improved were: applying creative techniques, working well with peers, professional self-development, written communication, and operational planning. Identified predictors of improvement were: shorter years of managerial experience, type of manager, type of profession, and recognizing the importance of the managerial skills in oral communication, evidence-based decision making, and supervising the work of others. CONCLUSIONS Specific training programme related to strategic management can increase managerial competencies, which are an important source of competitive advantage for organizations.
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- Zorica Terzic Supic
- Institute of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 15, Belgrade, Serbia.
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SWOT analysis: The analytical method in the process of planning and its application in the development of orthopaedic hospital department. SRP ARK CELOK LEK 2010; 138:473-9. [DOI: 10.2298/sarh1008473t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Introduction. SWOT analysis is a managerial tool used to evaluate internal and external environment through strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Objective. The aim was to demonstrate the application of the SWOT analysis on the example of the Department for Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Institute of Orthopaedic Surgery 'Banjica' in Belgrade. Methods. Qualitative research was conducted during December 2008 at the Department for Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Institute of Orthopaedic Surgery 'Banjica' by applying the focus group technique. Participants were members of the medical staff and patients. In the first phase of the focus group brainstorming was applied to collect the factors of internal and external environment, and to identify strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats, respectively. In the second phase the nominal group technique was applied in order to reduce the list of factors. The factors were assessed according to their influence on the Department. Factors ranked by the three point Likert scale from 3 (highest impact) to 1 (lowest impact). Results. The most important strengths of the Department are competent and skilled staff, high quality of services, average hospital bed utilization, the Department providing the educational basis of the School of Medicine, satisfied patients, pleasant setting, and additional working hours. The weaknesses are: poor spatial organization, personnel unmotivated to refresh knowledge, lack of specifically trained personnel, inadequate sanitary facilities, and uncovered services by the Insurance Fund, long average hospital stay, and low economic status of patients. The opportunities are: legislative regulations, formed paediatric traumatology service at the City level, good regional position of the Institute, and extension of referral areas. The threats are: absent Department autonomy in the personnel policy of the Institute, competitions within the Institute, impossibility to increase the Department capacities, inadequate nutrition, low opportunities for expert training of the personnel, outdated equipment, and presence of informal payments. Conclusion. SWOT analysis is a frequently used managerial instrument, which enables the systematic approach in decision making process.
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Alameddine M, Baumann A, Laporte A, O'Brien-Pallas L, Levinton C, Onate K, Deber R. Career trajectories of nurses leaving the hospital sector in Ontario, Canada (1993-2004). J Adv Nurs 2009; 65:1044-53. [PMID: 19399977 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04965.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM This paper is a report of an analysis of the career trajectories of nurses 1 year after leaving hospitals. BACKGROUND Although hospitals are traditionally the largest employers of nurses, technological advances and budgetary constraints have resulted in many countries in relative shrinkage of the hospital sector and a shift of care (and jobs) into home/community settings. It has been often assumed that nurses displaced from hospitals will move to work in the other workplaces, especially the community sector. METHOD Employment patterns were tracked by examining a longitudinal database of all 201,463 nurses registered with the College of Nurses Ontario (Canada) between 1993 and 2004. Focusing on the employment categories Active (Working in nursing), Eligible-Seeking nursing employment or Dropout from the nursing labour market, year-to-year transition matrixes were generated by sector and sub-sector of employment, nurse type, age group and work status. FINDINGS For every nurse practising nursing in any non-hospital job or in the community a year after leaving hospitals, an average of 1.3 and four nurses, respectively, dropped out of Ontario's labour market. The proportion of nurses leaving hospitals transitioning to the Dropout category ranged from 63.3% (1994-95) to 38.6% (2001-02). The proportion dropping out of Ontario's market was higher for Registered Practical Nurses (compared to Registered Nurses), increased with age and decreased with degree of casualization in nurses' jobs. CONCLUSION Downsizing hospitals without attention to the potentially negative impact on the nursing workforce can lead to retention difficulties and adversely affects the overall supply of nurses.
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- Mohamad Alameddine
- Department of Health Management and Policy, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
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Meads GD, Griffiths FE, Goode SD, Iwami M. Lessons from local engagement in Latin American health systems. Health Expect 2007; 10:407-18. [PMID: 17986076 DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2007.00468.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine the management of recent policies for stronger patient and public involvement in Latin American health systems, identifying common features and describing local practice examples of relevance to the UK. CONTEXT Participation is a core principle of many contemporary policies for health system reform. In Latin America, as in the UK, it is frequently associated with innovations in primary care services and their organizational developments. This shared interest in alternative models of local engagement offers new opportunities for collaborative research and policy development. DESIGN Commissioned by UK policy makers, a 4-year research programme was designed to promote exchanges with international counterparts focusing on how modern reform policies are being implemented. The selected countries possessed comparable principles and timeframes for their reforms. A series of individual country case studies were undertaken. Data were drawn from literature and documentary reviews; semi-structured interviews with national policy makers and expert advisers; and with management representatives at local exemplar sites. The aggregate data were subjected to thematic analysis applying a model for sustainable development. RESULTS Six common factors were identified in Latin American policies for stronger patient and public involvement. From these the most significant transferable learning for the UK relates to the position and status of professions and non-governmental agencies. Illustrative case exemplars were located in each of the eight countries studied.
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- Geoffrey D Meads
- Research and Policy Centre for the Study of Faith and Wellbeing in Communities University of Winchester, West Hill Winchester Hampshire SO22 4NR, UK.
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Lega F, DePietro C. Converging patterns in hospital organization: beyond the professional bureaucracy. Health Policy 2005; 74:261-81. [PMID: 16226138 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2004] [Accepted: 01/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This study builds a framework to investigate the current trends emerging in hospital organizational design and its main consequences on human resources management. The analysis derives from an extensive literature review, which shows over the last 30 years a significant lack of works on organization design for hospitals, and from a number of experiences in hospital settings, which provide useful insights on changes taking place in hospitals. We intend to contribute to the filling of the gap in literature created by the lack of interest scholars have shown on hospital organization. The framework we discuss depicts the major converging trends of reorganization that can be observed in hospital contexts of industrialized countries. What we found is that large multi-specialty hospitals--by large we mean hospitals over about 300 beds--located in different countries, though starting from different internal and external organizational and environmental features are mostly converging towards a common design scheme. We labelled that scheme the care-focused hospital and we analysed in-depth its features in the attempt to facilitate cross-national comparison, otherwise difficult due to the fact that organizational concepts are value loaded and tend to be culture-bound. Challenges and managerial implications of this more and more widely diffused organizational paradigm are debated in the last part of the study.
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- Federico Lega
- Bocconi University, Public Administration and Health, c/o CERGAS Bocconi, Viale Isonzo 23, 20135 Milan, Italy.
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