Children's journeys through organizations: how inspectors evaluate coordination of care

Promoting compassionate care through learning journeys.

Nurses' ability to provide compassionate care has come under increasing scrutiny in the light of reports criticising shortfalls in care. In response to this concern, three possible learning journeys that may encourage compassionate care are discussed. The learning journeys address issues relating to the conceptualisation of care and related learning. This article is aimed at nurses with an inte...

Journeys in long-term care.

Coordination Neglect: How Lay Theories of Organizing Complicate Coordination in Organizations

We argue that organizations often fail to organize effectively because individuals have lay theories about organizing that lead to coordination neglect. We unpack the notion of coordination neglect and describe specific cognitive phenomena that underlie it. To solve the coordination problem, organizations must divide a task and then integrate the components. Individuals display shortcomings tha...

Care Coordination and Medicaid Managed Care: Emerging Issues for States and Managed Care Organizations, Policy Brief

How do we evaluate the economics of health care?

Economic evaluation has become an integral component of health service research in recent years and will no doubt become more influential. As resources are reduced in health services, more questions are likely to be asked on the costs and benefits of new treatments. Questions are also likely to be aimed at treatments that are currently provided. Economics related to health care is complex and n...