Knowledge management practices in healthcare settings: a systematic review

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 4-18

  Karamitri, Ioanna ^a   Talias, Michael A ^b   Bellali, Thalia ^c  

^a Kalamata General Hospital   (Greece)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^c ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

healthcare settings; knowledge dissemination; knowledge management; systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HETEROGENEITY; LEADERSHIP; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

HEALTH CARE FACILITY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP;

HEALTH FACILITIES; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 84936806417     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2303     Document Type: Review

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