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The neglected contexts and outcomes of evidence-based management: A systematic scoping review in hospital settings
Sahakian,Tina Daouk-Oyry,Lina Kroon,Brigitte Kooij,Dorien Alameddine,Mohamad
Sahakian,Tina
Daouk-Oyry,Lina
Kroon,Brigitte
Kooij,Dorien
Alameddine,Mohamad
Abstract
Purpose The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the necessity of practicing Evidence-based Management (EBMgt) as an approach to decision-making in hospital settings. The literature, however, provides limited insight into the process of EBMgt and its contextual nuances. Such insight is critical for better leveraging EBMgt in practice. Therefore, the authors' aim was to integrate the literature on the process of EBMgt in hospital settings, identify the gaps in knowledge and delineate areas for future research. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a systematic scoping review using an innovative methodology that involved two systematic searches. First using EBMgt terminology and second using terminology associated with the EBMgt concept, which the authors derived from the first search. Findings The authors identified 218 relevant articles, which using content analysis, they mapped onto the grounded model of the EBMgt process; a novel model of the EBMgt process developed by Sahakian and colleagues. The authors found that the English language literature provides limited insight into the role of managers' perceptions and motives in EBMgt, the practice of EBMgt in Global South countries, and the outcomes of EBMgt. Overall, this study’s findings indicated that aspects of the decision-maker, context and outcomes have been neglected in EBMgt. Originality/value The authors contributed to the EBMgt literature by identifying these gaps and proposing future research areas and to the systematic review literature by developing a novel scoping review method.
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2022
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Research Projects
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DECISION-MAKING, Evidence-based management (EBMgt), FRAMEWORK, HEALTH-CARE, Healthcare management, Healthcare managers, Hospitals, IMPROVE, Management decision-making, OPERATIONS, PERFORMANCE, QUALITY-OF-CARE, Systematic scoping review, TECHNOLOGY
Citation
Sahakian, T, Daouk-Oyry, L, Kroon, B, Kooij, D & Alameddine, M 2022, 'The neglected contexts and outcomes of evidence-based management : A systematic scoping review in hospital settings', Journal of Health Organization and Management, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 48-65. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-03-2021-0101