Friday, 15 August 2008

Health Informatics

Implementation of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) in the NHS: quantitative before and after study
S Collin, BC Reeves, J Hendy, N Fulop, A Hutchings, E Priedane
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a939
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Learning

Shared knowledge and understandings in organizations: its development and organizational learning processes
KP Schulz
Management Learning, 2008, 39(4), pp457-473
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Events

Events: Managing the consequences of adverse incidents
The NHS Training Hub for Operative Technologies in Healthcare (THOTH) and Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) present a series of free partnership events for NHS staff and patients on ‘Managing the Consequences of Adverse Incidents: Empowering Patients and Clinicians in Patient Safety Work.’

  • 22nd September 2008 – Grey Street Hotel, Newcastle
  • 3rd October 2008 – Copthorne Hotel, Manchester
  • 10th October 2008 – Avon Gorge Hotel, Bristol
  • 13th October 2008 – Hawkwell House, Oxford
  • 16th October 2008 – University Arms Hotel, Cambridge

Click here to find out more. To book your place or for more information, please contact AvMA Conferences & Events at conferences@avma.org.uk

Spread and Adoption

Quality: MK
This Health Foundation funded programme aims to develop a whole system approach to improving health care in Milton Keynes that is driven by primary care, patient engagement and evidence-based practice. Click here for more.

Knowledge Improvement

CSIP Networks
The Care Services Improvement Partnership has a new-look website for the CSIP Networks, which combine health and social care knowledge with specialized expertise in integration and whole system reform, commissioning, telecare, and housing with care. Click here to see more.

Thursday, 14 August 2008

Events

Event: 5th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning
9th-10th October 2008 – New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA
Click here to see the preliminary programme.

Event: Reducing Clostridium difficile: making a different from board to ward
6th November 2008 – 76 Portland Place, London
To download a copy of the conference programme, please click here.

Calls for Interest

Calls for interest: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care
17th – 20th March, 2009 – Berlin, Germany
The deadline to submit an abstract for this event is 5pm on the 26th September 2008. The International Forum is open to all, and is relevant to both beginners and those experienced in improvement work. Detailed instructions for submission are available here. To submit an abstract, click here.

Change Management

Stakeholder approach for evaluating organizational change projects
A Peltokorpi, A Alho, J Kujala, J Aitamurto, P Parvinen
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2008, 21(5), pp418-434
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Management

How do hospital organizational structure and processes affect quality of care? A critical review of research methods
LR Hearld, JA Alexander, I Fraser, HJ Jiang
Medical Care Research and Review, 2008, 65(3), pp259-299
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Research

Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews
J Thomas, A Harden
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2008, 8:45
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Asking the right questions: scoping studies in the commissioning of research on the organisation and delivery of health services
S Anderson, P Allen, S Peckham, N Goodwin
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2008, 6:7
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An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research
A Kuper, S Reeves, W Levinson
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a288
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Grounded theory, mixed methods, and action research
L Lingard, M Albert, W Levinson
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a567
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Discourse analysis
BD Hodges, A Kuper, S Reeves
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a879
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Why use theories in qualitative research?
S Reeves, M Albert, A Kuper, BD Hodges
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a949
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Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography
S Reeves, A Kuper, BD Hodges
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a1020
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Critically appraising qualitative research
A Kuper, L Lingard, W Levinson
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a1035
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Health Informatics

A 24-hour intranet innovation experience
J Twentyman
Knowledge Management Review, 2008, 11(3), pp20-23
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Innovation

Top management and organisational innovation: review and future directions
MLA Hsu, MHF Chen, B Lin
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2008, 5(5), pp533-556
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Building the capability to be innovative
C van Winkelen, W Jordan
Knowledge Management Review, 2008, 11(3), pp8-13
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Learning

Implementing a strategy to promote lifelong learning in the primary care workforce: an evaluation of leadership roles, change management approaches, interim challenges and achievements
S McLaren, L Woods, M Boudioni, F Lemma, A Tavabie
Quality in Primary Care, 2008, 16(3), pp147-155

From learning organization to practically wise organization
J Rowley, P Gibbs
Learning Organization: an International Journal, 2008, 15(5), pp356-372
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Knowledge Improvement

Ensuring the effectiveness of a knowledge management initiative
J Bishop, D Boughlaghem, J Glass, I Matsumoto
Journal of Knowledge Management, 2008, 12(4), pp16-29
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Inquiry in health knowledge management
J Sheffield
Journal of Knowledge Management, 2008, 12(4), pp160-172
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The strategic management of organizational knowledge exchange related to hospital quality measurement and reporting
P Rangachari
Quality Management in Health Care, 2008, 17(3), pp252-269
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Roadmap for knowledge sharing and transfer: sustaining outsourcing relationships
K Phusavat, P Kess
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2008, 5(5), pp496-511
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Knowledge-to-action cycle
SE Straus
Evidence Based Medicine, 2008, 13(4), pp98-100
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Quality Measurement

Evaluating healthcare quality using natural language processing
KB Baldwin
Journal of Healthcare Quality, 2008, 30(4), pp24-29
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Effects of quality on outcomes in primary care: a review of the literature
H Chun Ju
American Journal of Medical Quality, 2008, 23(4), pp302-310
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Quality Improvement

Editorial: clinical integration provides the key to quality improvement: structure for change
MC Shields, LB Sacks, PH Patel
American Journal of Medical Quality, 2008, 23(3), pp161-164

TQM and teamwork effectiveness: the intermediate role of organizational design
MA Escriba-Moreno, MT Canet-Giner, M Moreno-Luzon
Quality Management Journal, 2008, 15(3), pp41-57
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Decision Making

The use and effectiveness of electronic clinical decision support tools in the ambulatory/primary care setting: a systematic review of the literature
C Bryan, SA Boren
Informatics in Primary Care, 2008, 16(2), pp79-91
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Use of GRADE grid to reach decisions on clinical practice guidelines when consensus is elusive
R Jaeschke, GH Guyatt, P Dellinger, H Schunemann, MM Levy, R Kunz, S Norris, J Bion
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a744
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How to make values count in everyday decisions
JE Urbany, TJ Reynolds, JM Phillips
MIT Sloan Management Review, 2008, 49(4), pp75-80
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A better way to speed the adoption of vaccines - mapping the way decision makers interact could hasten the introduction of vaccines
MD Conway, CD Rizzuto, LM Weiss
McKinsey Quarterly, 2008, August
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Organisational Culture

‘Think of others’ in knowledge management: making culture work for you
J Liebowitz
Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 2008, 6(1), pp47-51
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Performance Improvement

Coaching in the workplace: improving performance
Development and Learning in Organizations, 2008, 22(4), pp27-29
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The collaborative method: an effective performance improvement tool for reducing inappropriate admissions
D Holsinger, J McCabe, K Warren
Journal of Healthcare Quality, 2008, 30(4), pp6-11
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Evidence Based Practice

The emerging informationist specialty: a systematic review of the literature
JA Rankin, SF Grefsheim, CC Canto
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2008, 96(3), pp194-206
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Children are not just small adults: the urgent need for high-quality trial evidence in children
TP Klassen, L Hartling, JC Craig, M Offringa
PLoS Medicine, 2008, 12th August
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Open access publishing, article downloads, and citation: randomised controlled trial
PM Davis, BV Lewenstein, DH Simon, JG Booth, MJL Connolly
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a568
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Clinical evidence continuous medical education: a randomised educational trial of an open access e-learning program for transferring evidence-based information: ICEKUBE (Italian Clinical Evidence Knowledge Utilization Behaviour Evaluation): study protocol
L Moja, I Moschetti, M Cinquini, V Sala, A Compagnoni, Piergiorgio Duca, C Deligant, R Manfrini, L Clivio, Roberto Satolli, A Addis, JM Grimshaw, P Dri, A Liberati
Implementation Science, 2008, 3, pp 37
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Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient, part 1: how clinicians can use study results to determine optimal individual care
D Bassler, JW Busse, PJ Karanicolas, GH Guyatt
Evidence Based Medicine, 2008, 13(4), pp98-100
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Effects of dissemination of evidence in reducing injuries from falls
ME Tinetti
New England Journal of Medicine, 2008, 359(3), pp252-261
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Improvement

IMPACT – the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) membership network
IMPACT, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) membership network, is where health care organizations come together to achieve dramatic improvements results in clinical outcomes, patient and provider satisfaction, and financial performance. IMPACT membership consists of 3 elements:
1. Leadership community
2. Learning and innovation communities
3. Preferential access and pricing for all other IHI programs.
IMPACT is enrolling new teams to begin working with IHI in September/October. For information on how to join, click here.

Measurement for improvement: a survey of current practice in Australian public hospitals
CA Brand, J Tropea, JE Ibrahim, SO Elkadi, CA Bain, DI Ben-Tovim, TK Bucknall, PB Greenberg, AD Spigelman
Medical Journal of Australia, 2008, 189(1), pp35-42
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Registration is required, but free.