Advances in Health Care Management

Daved W. van Stralen

Racquel M. Calderon

Jeff F. Lewis

Karlene H. Roberts

Changing a pediatric sub-acute facility to increase safety and reliability

将儿科亚急性设施改造以提高安全性和可靠性

Michal Tamuz

Cynthia K. Russell

Eric J. Thomas

Promoting patient safety by monitoring errors: A view from the middle

通过监测错误促进患者安全：中层视角

PURPOSE
Explores recent approaches to international best practices and how they relate to context and innovation in health services.


DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH
Critical review of existing research on best practices and how they created, diffused, and translate in the international setting.


FINDINGS
Best practices are widely used and discussed, but processes by which they are developed and diffused across international settings are not well understood.


RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS
Further research is needed on innovation and dissemination of best practices internationally.


ORIGINALITY/VALUE
This commentary points out directions for future research on innovation and diffusion of best practices, particularly in the international setting.

Jim Goes

Grant T. Savage

Leonard H. Friedman

International Best Practices in Health Care Management

International “Best Practices” in Health Care: The Roles of Context and Innovation

国际医疗保健中的“最佳实践”：情境与创新的作用

PURPOSE
Health care institutions in many Western countries have developed preoperative testing and assessment guidelines to improve surgical outcomes and reduce cost of surgical care. The aims of this chapter are to (1) summarize the literature on the effect of preoperative testing on clinical outcomes, efficiency, and cost; and (2) to compare preoperative testing guidelines developed in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.


DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH
We reviewed the literature from 1975 to 2014 for studies and preoperative testing guidelines.


FINDINGS
We identified 29 empirical studies and 8 country-specific guidelines for review. Most studies indicate that preoperative testing is overused and comes at a high cost. Guidelines are tied to payment only in one country studied. This is the most recent review of the literature on preoperative testing and assessment with a focus on quality of care, efficiency, and cost outcomes. In addition, this chapter provides an international comparison of preoperative guidelines.

Bita A. Kash

Kayla M. Cline

Stephen Timmons

Rahil Roopani

Thomas R. Miller

International Comparison of Preoperative Testing and Assessment Protocols and Best Practices to Reduce Surgical Care Costs: A Systematic Literature Review

国际术前检测与评估方案及降低手术护理成本最佳实践的比较研究：系统性文献综述

Elisabeth Wilson-Evered

Charmine E.J. Härtel

Matthew Neale

A longitudinal study of work group innovation: The importance of transformational leadership and morale

工作组创新纵向研究：变革型领导与士气的重要性

ISSN	1474-8231
h-index	18

Publication Information	Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 2024，Proportion of original research papers: 0.00%，Self Citation Rate:N.A.， Gold OA Rate: 0.00%

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Changing a pediatric sub-acute facility to increase safety and reliability

Promoting patient safety by monitoring errors: A view from the middle

International “Best Practices” in Health Care: The Roles of Context and Innovation

International Comparison of Preoperative Testing and Assessment Protocols and Best Practices to Reduce Surgical Care Costs: A Systematic Literature Review

A longitudinal study of work group innovation: The importance of transformational leadership and morale

International “Best Practices” in Health Care: The Roles of Context and Innovation

International Comparison of Preoperative Testing and Assessment Protocols and Best Practices to Reduce Surgical Care Costs: A Systematic Literature Review

Changing a pediatric sub-acute facility to increase safety and reliability

Promoting patient safety by monitoring errors: A view from the middle

A longitudinal study of work group innovation: The importance of transformational leadership and morale