Middle managers' role in implementing evidence-based practices in healthcare: A systematic review

Implementation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Birken, Sarah ^a   Clary, Alecia ^a   Tabriz, Amir Alishahi ^a   Turner, Kea ^a   Meza, Rosemary ^b   Zizzi, Alexandra ^a   Larson, Madeline ^c   Walker, Jennifer ^d   Charns, Martin ^e,f  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Healthcare; Implementation; Implementation climate; Leader; Middle manager; Supervisor; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGER; MEDLINE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 85058590239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0843-5     Document Type: Review

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