Organizational context and capabilities for integrating care: A framework for improvement

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Evans, Jenna M ^a,b   Grudniewicz, Agnes ^a,c   Baker, G Ross ^a   Wodchis, Walter P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Cancer Care   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Integrated care; Integrated delivery system; Organizational capabilities; Organizational context

Indexed keywords

CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SCIENTIST;

EID: 85006827299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.2416     Document Type: Article

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