An integrative perspective on interorganizational multilevel healthcare networks: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interorganizational networks in healthcare do not always attain their goals. Existing models outline the factors that could explain poor network performance: governance; structure; and the alignment of professional, organizational and network levels. However, these models are very generic and assume a functional approach. We investigate available empirical knowledge on how network structure and governance relate to each other and to network performance in a multilevel context, to get deeper insight, supported with empirics, of why networks (fail to) achieve their goals.

Method

A systematic literature review based on a search of Web of Science, Business Source Complete and PubMed was executed in May 2021 and repeated in January 2022. Full papers were included if th

SUBMITTER: van der Weert G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9289349 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature