Trish Greenhalgh
In a new blog, Dr. Emma Ladds, Dr. Sharon Taylor, and Prof. Trish Greenhalgh tell us more about their new qualitative study exploring people's experience of long Covid in the UK and their draft quality principles for services.
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A qualitative study examines the role of power, authority, and influence when implementing a collective leadership intervention in healthcare teams.
A systematic review finds that electronic health record clinical decision-making decision support tools help health systems reduce costs.
Kaier et al. found substantial variability of intensive care unit (ICU) costs for different underlying diseases, emphasizing that mechanical ventilation is an important driver of ICU costs.
Through a systematic scoping review, Ravaghi et al. characterized models and methods for determining bed numbers at hospital and regional levels, comparing their advantages and challenges.
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Advancing Dementia Care
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Health Services Research for Opioid Use Disorders
Edited by: Dr. Kim Hoffman
Collection published: 31 March 2020
Management of Infectious Diseases in Health Systems and Services
Edited by: Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 19 March 2020
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