TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving the implementation of evidence-based practice and information systems in healthcare
T2 - A social network approach
AU - Arling, Priscilla A.
AU - Doebbeling, Bradley N.
AU - Fox, Rebekah L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was partially funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Contract number HHSA290200600022i, Task Order 5.). The authors are solely responsible for its content. No statement may be construed as the official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - In healthcare, evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates clinical expertise with the best available external evidence from systematic research. Yet even with the aid of technology, implementation of EBP in many settings remains a challenge due in part to the complexity of the healthcare system and the lack of a strong theoretical and analytical foundation to guide implementation efforts. This paper combines research from the fields of healthcare implementation science and social networks to present a theoretically based, integrated framework for the study of EBP implementation. This study explores the application of the framework to a complex healthcare collaborative, the MRSA infection control project, a project intended to foster the implementation of EBP to reduce the spread of MRSA infections. The authors consider how the framework can also be used to inform future research into EBP-related information system implementations and innovations.
AB - In healthcare, evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates clinical expertise with the best available external evidence from systematic research. Yet even with the aid of technology, implementation of EBP in many settings remains a challenge due in part to the complexity of the healthcare system and the lack of a strong theoretical and analytical foundation to guide implementation efforts. This paper combines research from the fields of healthcare implementation science and social networks to present a theoretically based, integrated framework for the study of EBP implementation. This study explores the application of the framework to a complex healthcare collaborative, the MRSA infection control project, a project intended to foster the implementation of EBP to reduce the spread of MRSA infections. The authors consider how the framework can also be used to inform future research into EBP-related information system implementations and innovations.
KW - EBP
KW - Healthcare implementation
KW - MRSA infections
KW - Social network theory and analysis
KW - Social networks
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U2 - 10.4018/jhisi.2011040104
DO - 10.4018/jhisi.2011040104
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80054856869
VL - 6
SP - 37
EP - 59
JO - International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics
JF - International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics
SN - 1555-3396
IS - 2
ER -