Improving the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice and Information Systems in Healthcare: A Social Network Approach

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Author(s): Priscilla A. Arling (Butler University, USA), Bradley N. Doebbeling (Indiana University School of Medicine, USA)and Rebekah L. Fox (Texas State University - San Marcos, USA)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 24
Source title: Healthcare Information Technology Innovation and Sustainability: Frontiers and Adoption
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Joseph Tan (McMaster University, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2797-0.ch016

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Abstract

In healthcare, evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates clinical expertise with the best available external evidence from systematic research. Yet even with the aid of technology, implementation of EBP in many settings remains a challenge due in part to the complexity of the healthcare system and the lack of a strong theoretical and analytical foundation to guide implementation efforts. This paper combines research from the fields of healthcare implementation science and social networks to present a theoretically based, integrated framework for the study of EBP implementation. This study explores the application of the framework to a complex healthcare collaborative, the MRSA infection control project, a project intended to foster the implementation of EBP to reduce the spread of MRSA infections. The authors consider how the framework can also be used to inform future research into EBP-related information system implementations and innovations.

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