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Leveraging Social Network Analysis to Improve the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices and Systems in Healthcare
IEEE (2011)
  • Priscilla Arling, Butler University
Abstract

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. This paper combines research from the fields of healthcare implementation science and social networks to present an integrated framework for the study of EBP-related information systems. We explore the application of the framework to a complex healthcare collaborative, the MRSA infection control project, a project intended to foster the implementation of EBP's to reduce the spread of MRSA infections. We also consider how the framework can be used with other theories, to inform EBP-related information system implementations.

Publication Date
2011
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Priscilla Arling. "Leveraging Social Network Analysis to Improve the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices and Systems in Healthcare" IEEE (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/priscilla_arling/19/