The role of hospital managers in quality and patient safety: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To review the empirical literature to identify the activities, time spent and engagement of hospital managers in quality of care.

Design

A systematic review of the literature.

Methods

A search was carried out on the databases MEDLINE, PSYCHINFO, EMBASE, HMIC. The search strategy covered three facets: management, quality of care and the hospital setting comprising medical subject headings and key terms. Reviewers screened 15,447 titles/abstracts and 423 full texts were checked against inclusion criteria. Data extraction and quality assessment were performed on 19 included articles.

Results

The majority of studies were set in the USA and investigated Board/senior level management. The most common research designs were interviews and surveys on the perc

SUBMITTER: Parand A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4158193 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature