Browsing Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse by Journals "BMC Health Services Research"
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Advancing the status of nursing: reconstruction professional nursing identity through patient safety work
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Recent decades have seen increased attention to patient safety in health care. This is often in the form of programmes aiming to change professional behaviours. Health professionals in hospitals have traditionally ... -
Discrepancies in assessing home care workers’ working conditions in a Norwegian home care service: differing views of stakeholders at three organizational levels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: The present study is a follow-up study of factors contributing to an undesirable quality of work environment and sick leave rate in the home care services in a Norwegian municipality. The underlying assumption is ... -
Impact of distance monitoring service in managing healthcare demand: a case study through the lens of cocreation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background There is a consensus among healthcare providers, academics, and policy-makers that spiraling demand and diminishing resources are threatening the sustainability of the current healthcare system. Different ... -
Strengthening patient safety in transitions of care: an emerging role for local medical centres in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background: Patient safety has gained less attention in primary care in comparison to specialised care. We explore how local medical centres (LMCs) can play a role in strengthening patient safety, both locally and in ... -
Understanding significant processes during work environment interventions to alleviate time pressure and associated sick leave of home care workers - a case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Ergonomic and work stress interventions rarely show long-term positive effect. The municipality participating in this study received orders from the Norwegian Labour Inspectorate due to an identified ... -
What characterizes the work culture at a hospital unit that successfully implements change – a correlation study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background To successfully achieve change in healthcare, a balance between technology and “people ware”, the human recourses, is necessary. However, the human aspect of the change implementation process has received less ...