Transforming a healthcare organization so that it is capable of continual improvement – the integration of improvement knowledge

• The purpose of this article is to describe the transformation that takes place when a healthcare organization integrates improvement knowledge in order to strengthen the organization’s improvement capabilities. We present the experiences from a Swedish hospital, and analyze it by using Donabedian's (2003) structure-process-outcome (SPO) model. The case highlights e.g. the importance of focusing on the organization’s own knowledge development.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Annan maskinteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Other Mechanical Engineering (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

Keyword

improvement knowledge

healthcare

Knowledge integration

Publication and Content Type

kon (subject category)

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