Organizational attributes that contribute to the learning & improvement capabilities of healthcare organizations: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to explore and identify the organizational attributes that contribute to learning and improvement capabilities (L&IC) in healthcare organizations. The authors define learning as a structured update of system properties based on new information, and improvement as a closer correspondence between actual and desired standards. They highlight the importance of learning and improvement capabilities in maintaining high-quality care, and emphasize the need for empirical research on organizational attributes that contribute to these capabilities. The study has implications for healthcare organizations, professionals, and regulators in understanding how to assess and enhance learning and improvement capabilities.

Methods

A systematic search of peer-reviewed

SUBMITTER: de Kok K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10244857 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature