background and objectives: philosophical mentality grant an individual the ability to think critically, analyse the situation correctly, make insightful decisions, and find appropriate solutions for the problems. evidence shows that this mental capability can also positively affect the individuals’ creativity. in the health domain, where the complexity of healthcare procedures poses challenges ...

This paper highlights the importance of research synthesis for healthcare managers' and policy makers' questions and the difficulty of generalizing from the methods used to answer clinicians' questions. Social science research has a central role in such syntheses because of the context-dependent nature of managers' and policy makers' questions, which generally encompass a far broader spectrum t...

Does research have an impact on decision-making at the level of practitioners and managers; and, if so, through what pathways? Previous studies have shown that the relationships between research and its decision-making outcomes are almost always complex and not easily discerned. The idea of a one-to-one relationship generally has been discredited, although individual studies can have an impact....

OBJECTIVE This research attempted to explore the public healthcare providers understanding the quality dimensions and patient priorities in Oman. It also addresses the issue of risks confronting health professionals in management without "a customer focused" approach. METHODS A descriptive study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire distributed around two tertiary public hos...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the perceptions of healthcare professionals regarding the effectiveness and the impact of a new general practitioner-led (GP-led) walk-in centre in the UK. SETTING This qualitative study was conducted in a large city in the North of England. In the past few years, there has been particular concern about an increase in the use of emergency department (ED...

The demands of health system are set to evolve based on patients needs and thus, healthcare managers and clinicians require decision making tools that will support them in providing better services to patients. Currently, the non-integrated nature of healthcare Information Systems IS is strongly associated with both a reduction in the outcome of care as well as the many medical errors that occu...

background: effective leadership is essential to passing through obstacles facing the health field. the current health care system in iran has major problems and gaps in the field of effective leadership. the aim of this study was to evaluate hospital managers’ leadership style through self-assessment and to determine the correlation between leadership styles with healthcare executives’ leaders...

The healthcare context is characterized with new developments, technologies, ideas and expectations that are continually reshaping the frontline of care delivery. Mannion and Exworthy identify two key factors driving this complexity, ‘standardization’ and ‘customization,’ and their apparent resulting paradox to be negotiated by healthcare professionals, managers and policy makers. However, whil...