Browsing Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (HV) by Journals "BMC Health Services Research"
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A comparative study on the frequency of simulation-based training and assessment of non-technical skills in the Norwegian ground ambulance services and helicopter emergency medical services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07)Background Inadequate non-technical skills (NTSs) among employees in the Norwegian prehospital emergency medical services (EMSs) are a risk for patient and operational safety. Simulation-based training and assessment is ... -
Balancing adaptation and innovation for resilience in healthcare – a metasynthesis of narratives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)Background Adaptation and innovation are both described as instrumental for resilience in healthcare. However, the relatedness between these dimensions of resilience in healthcare has not yet been studied. This study seeks ... -
Barriers and facilitators for guideline adherence in diagnostic imaging: an explorative study of GPs’ and radiologists’ perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07)Background Diagnostic imaging has been a part of medicine for the last century. It has been difficult to implement guidelines in this field, and unwarranted imaging has been a frequent problem. Some work has been done to ... -
Can systematic implementation support improve programme fidelity by improving care providers’ perceptions of implementation factors? A cluster randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Investigations of implementation factors (e.g., collegial support and sense of coherence) are recommended to better understand and address inadequate implementation outcomes. Little is known about the relationship ... -
Capacities for resilience in healthcare; a qualitative study across different healthcare contexts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Despite an emerging consensus on the importance of resilience as a framework for understanding the healthcare system, the operationalization of resilience in healthcare has become an area of continuous discussion, ... -
Certification as support for resilience? Behind the curtains of a certification body — a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Certification in healthcare often involves independent private sector bodies performing legally required or voluntary external assurance activities. These certification practices are embedded in international standards ... -
Certification as support for resilience? Behind the curtains of a certification body — a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)Background Certification in healthcare often involves independent private sector bodies performing legally required or voluntary external assurance activities. These certification practices are embedded in international ... -
Certification as support for resilience? Behind the curtains of a certification body — a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Certification in healthcare often involves independent private sector bodies performing legally required or voluntary external assurance activities. These certification practices are embedded in international ... -
Collecting core data in physician-staffed pre-hospital helicopter emergency medical services using a consensus-based template: international multicentre feasibility study in Finland and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)Background Comparison of services and identification of factors important for favourable patient outcomes in emergency medical services (EMS) is challenging due to different organization and quality of data. The purpose ... -
A competence improvement programme for the systematic observation of frail older patients in homecare: qualitative outcome analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-07)Background The growth of frail older patients with extensive care needs in homecare creates a need for competence development. Improvement programmes are essential to fill this knowledge gap. However, the outcomes of such ... -
Defining the boundaries and operational concepts of resilience in the resilience in healthcare research program
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Background Understanding the resilience of healthcare is critically important. A resilient healthcare system might be expected to consistently deliver high quality care, withstand disruptive events and continually adapt, ... -
Do health professionals’ attitudes towards alcohol use matter for alcohol prevention efforts? Results from the WIRUS-OHS study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Use of alcohol is a major public health issue, representing the 7th largest burden of disease in the world. Workplaces offer a unique arena for health initiatives addressing alcohol use, where occupational ... -
Employees’ perceptions of patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes and home care services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)Background Most health care services are provided in the primary health care sector, and an increasing number of elderly is in need of these services. Nonetheless, the research on patient safety culture in home care ... -
Enacting quality improvement in ten European hospitals: a dualities approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)Background: Hospitals undertake numerous initiatives searching to improve the quality of care they provide, but these efforts are often disappointing. Current models guiding improvement tend to undervalue the tensional ... -
Exploring challenges in quality and safety work in nursing homes and home care – a case study as basis for theory development
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Background Management, culture and systems for better quality and patient safety in hospitals have been widely studied in Norway. Nursing homes and home care, however have received much less attention. An increasing number ... -
Exploring health service preparation for the COVID-19 crisis utilizing simulation-based activities in a Norwegian hospital: a qualitative case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic caused stress in healthcare organizations worldwide. Hospitals and healthcare institutions had to reorganize their services to meet the demands of the crisis. In this ... -
Exploring hospital certification processes from the certification body’s perspective - a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)Hospital certification is an external assessment mechanism to assure quality and safety systems. Auditors representing the certification body play a key role in certification processes, as they perform the assessment ... -
Exploring links between resilience and the macro-level development of healthcare regulation- a Norwegian case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)Background The relationship between quality and safety regulation and resilience in healthcare has received little systematic scrutiny. Accordingly, this study examines the introduction of a new regulatory framework (the ... -
Exploring physicians' decision-making in hospital readmission processes - a comparative case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09)Background Hospital readmissions is an increasingly serious international problem, associated with higher risks of adverse events, especially in elderly patients. There can be many causes and influential factors leading ... -
Exploring the role of leaders in enabling adaptive capacity in hospital teams – a multiple case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07)Background Resilient healthcare research studies how healthcare systems and stakeholders adapt and cope with challenges and changes to enable high quality care. Team leaders are seen as central in coordinating clinical ...