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Diffusion of innovations in health service organisations : a systematic literature review /

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This is a systematic review on how innovations in health service practice and organisation can be disseminated and implemented. This is an academic text, originally commissioned by the Department of Health from University College London and University of Surrey, using a variety of research methods....

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Other Authors: Greenhalgh, Trisha
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2005.
Series:Wiley Online Library.
Subjects:
Delivery of Health Care > trends.
Diffusion of Innovation.
Health Services Administration > trends.
Review.
Diffusion of innovations.
Health services administration > Quality control.
Medical care > Quality control.
Medical care > Research > Methodology.
Innovations > Diffusion.
Santé, Services de > Administration > Qualité > Contrôle.
Soins médicaux > Qualité > Contrôle.
Soins médicaux > Recherche > Méthodologie.
MEDICAL > Administration.
MEDICAL > Practice Management & Reimbursement.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • How to read this book
  • Summary overview
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Method
  • Chapter 3: The research traditions
  • Chapter 4: Innovations
  • Chapter 5: Adopters and adoption
  • Chapter 6: Diffusion and dissemination
  • Chapter 7: The inner context
  • Chapter 8: The outer context
  • Chapter 9: Implementation and institutionalisation
  • Chapter 10: Case studies
  • Chapter 11: Discussion
  • Appendix 1: Data extraction form
  • Appendix 2: Critical appraisal checklists
  • Appendix 3: Descriptive statistics on included13;studies
  • Appendix 4: Tables of included studies
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index.