Exploring the utility of internal whistleblowing in healthcare via agent-based models.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The benefits of internal whistleblowing or speaking-up in the healthcare sector are significant. The a priori assumption that employee whistleblowing is always beneficial is, however, rarely examined. While recent research has begun to consider how the complex nature of healthcare institutions impact speaking-up rates, few have investigated the institutional processes and factors that facilitate or retard the benefits of speaking up. Here we consider how the efficacy of formal inquiries within organisations in response to employees' speaking up about their concerns affects the utility of internal whistleblowing. DESIGN:Using computational models, we consider how best to improve patient care through internal whistleblowing when resource and practical limitations constrain healthca

SUBMITTER: Rauwolf P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347952 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature