What is the relationship between hospital management practices and quality of care? A systematic review of the global evidence.

ABSTRACT: There is a widely held view that good management improves organizational performance. However, hospitals are complex organizations, and the relationship between management practices and health service delivery is not straightforward. We conducted a global, systematic literature review of the quantitative evidence on the link between the adoption of management practices and quality of care in hospitals. We searched in PubMed, EMBASE, EconLit, Global Health, and Web of Science on 16 October 2024, without language or country restrictions. We included empirical studies from 1 January 2000 onwards, examining the quantitative association between hospital management practices and quality of care. Outcomes included structural quality (availability of resources such as drugs and equipment), clinica

SUBMITTER: Ward C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11886796 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature