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Two priority areas of health reform internationally are to improve workforce productivity; and to increase interdisciplinary care and communication. Rarely are workforce reform strategies evaluated or specific indicators quantified. What is required to underpin the design and evaluation of...
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The WOMBAT technique was developed to undertake direct observational studies of health professionals using a handheld computer tool, allowing observers to capture multi-dimensional aspects of work and communication patterns. WOMBAT automatically captures all time data related to tasks, as well as...
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Information and communication technology’s (ICT) major strength is its ability to connect people, places and organisations in ways never before possible. For service organisations ICT is a powerful tool to manage client information and deliver co-ordinated and efficient services. Yet understanding...
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This Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) was established in early 2011 and is funded by APHCRI for four years to address primary health care quality, governance, performance and sustainability issues identified within the national health...
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Information technology has the potential to make complex systems in industries such as banking and aviation safer, and more reliable and efficient by improving communication between multiple players across different settings. Health care provides an exemplar to evaluate whether technology developed...
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Health systems face considerable challenges in meeting increasing demands for highly sophisticated services with limited resources and a shortage of health professionals. The introduction of information technology (IT) is a key strategy to meet these challenges. Health systems internationally are...
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Communities of practice and social-professional networks are generally considered to enhance workplace experience and enable organisational success. However, despite the remarkable growth in interest in the role of collaborating structures in a range of industries, there is a paucity of empirical...
