Hospitals as complex adaptive systems: A case study of factors influencing priority setting practices at the hospital level in Kenya

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue , 2017, Pages 104-112

  Barasa, Edwine W ^a,b   Molyneux, Sassy ^a,c   English, Mike ^a,c   Cleary, Susan ^b  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Hospitals; Kenya; Priority setting; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; GUIDELINE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

BUDGET; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KENYA; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SKILL; SYSTEMS THEORY; THINKING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

KENYA;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; KENYA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85007206653     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.12.026     Document Type: Article

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