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Use of qualitative methods in published health services and management research: a 10-year reviewBryan J Weiner
Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
Med Care Res Rev 68:3-33. 2011..Half of qualitative research articles provided little or no detail about key aspects the study's methods. Implications are discussed and recommendations are offered for promoting the publication of qualitative research...
Conceptualization and measurement of organizational readiness for change: a review of the literature in health services research and other fieldsBryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
Med Care Res Rev 65:379-436. 2008..Several conceptual and methodological issues that need to be addressed to generate knowledge useful for practice are identified and discussed...
Using organization theory to understand the determinants of effective implementation of worksite health promotion programsBryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy dministration, CB 7411, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Health Educ Res 24:292-305. 2009..An organization-level theory of the determinants of effective implementation of worksite health promotion programs...
Adoption and implementation of strategies for diabetes management in primary care practicesBryan J Weiner
Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7411, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S35-44; quiz S45-9. 2007..It explores whether adoption and implementation processes differ by type of strategy or prevalence of diabetes among patients in the practice...
The meaning and measurement of implementation climateBryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Implement Sci 6:78. 2011..abstract:..
Adapting clinical trials networks to promote cancer prevention and control researchBryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7411, USA
Cancer 106:180-7. 2006..The study describes the structural and strategic adaptations that CCOP research bases have made to incorporate CP/C research into their scientific agendas and operations...
Area Health Education Centers: strengths, challenges, and implications for Academic Health Science Center leadersBryan J Weiner
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Health Care Manage Rev 30:194-202. 2005....
Implementing the MOVE! weight-management program in the Veterans Health Administration, 2007-2010: a qualitative studyBryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy and Management, CB 7411, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E16. 2012..The objective of this study was to examine the organizational factors that aided or inhibited the implementation of MOVE! in 10 VHA medical facilities...
How do integrated delivery systems adopt and implement clinical information systems?Bryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Health Care Manage Rev 29:51-66. 2004..Using case study methods, we identified general themes and explored how organizational context factors and information technology characteristics affect adoption and implementation processes...
Does quality improvement implementation affect hospital quality of care?Jeffrey A Alexander
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USA
Hosp Top 85:3-12. 2007..Results supported the proposition that QI implementation is unlikely to improve quality of care in hospital settings without a commensurate fit with the financial, strategic, and market imperatives faced by the hospital...
Quality improvement implementation and hospital performance on quality indicatorsBryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7411, USA
Health Serv Res 41:307-34. 2006..However, the direction of the association varied across different measures of QI implementation scope...
The role of organizational affiliations and research networks in the diffusion of breast cancer treatment innovationWilliam R Carpenter
Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
Med Care 49:172-9. 2011..This study examines whether organizational research affiliations and teaching affiliations are associated with accelerated diffusion of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), an innovation in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer...
The effects of managed care and competition on community-based clinical researchWilliam R Carpenter
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Med Care 44:671-9. 2006..Anecdotal evidence suggests managed care penetration and provider competition negatively affect PBRN clinical research...
The effects of governing board configuration on profound organizational change in hospitalsJeffrey A Alexander
Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Health Soc Behav 47:291-308. 2006..Organizational performance influenced change, but largely independent of governance configurations. Only in the case of closure did we find that governance configuration operated jointly with organizational performance...
Quality improvement implementation and hospital performance on patient safety indicatorsBryan J Weiner
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Med Care Res Rev 63:29-57. 2006..Percentage of physicians participating in QI teams is associated with better values on two patient safety indicators...
The role of organizational infrastructure in implementation of hospitals' quality improvementJeffrey A Alexander
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USA
Hosp Top 84:11-20. 2006....
Race and age disparities in receipt of sentinel lymph node biopsy for early-stage breast cancerKatherine E Reeder-Hayes
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 128:863-71. 2011..These findings continue a previously observed pattern of reduced access to state of the art breast cancer care among underserved populations...
Management and governance processes in community health coalitions: a procedural justice perspectiveBryan J Weiner
Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7400, USA
Health Educ Behav 29:737-54. 2002..Personal influence in decision making and collaborative conflict resolution also exhibited direct relationships with all three indicators of coalition functioning examined in the study...
Dissemination research in cancer control: where are we and where should we go?Deborah J Bowen
Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, School of Public Health, Boston University, 715 Albany Street T2 W, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Cancer Causes Control 20:473-85. 2009..We hope that this paper will encourage dissemination research in our field...
The rise and fall of a Kaiser Permanente expansion regionDaniel P Gitterman
Department of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA
Milbank Q 81:567-601. 2003
Use and timeliness of radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery in low-income women with early-stage breast cancerStephanie B Wheeler
Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, 1
Cancer Invest 30:258-67. 2012..Conclusion: Although RT use in Medicaid-insured women appears to have improved since earlier studies, documented delays in RT are troublesome and warrant further investigation...
Adapting a dynamic model of interorganizational cooperation to the health care sectorRebecca Wells
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7411, USA
Med Care Res Rev 64:518-43. 2007..These findings indicate the utility of qualitative techniques to adapt theories developed in other sectors to health care contexts...
The effect of physician permission versus notification on research recruitment through cancer registries (United States)Laura M Beskow
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Cancer Causes Control 17:315-23. 2006..To determine how physicians responded when investigators inquired about contacting patients identified through a central cancer registry, and to examine participation rates under physician permission versus notification approaches...
Effectiveness of a grant program's efforts to promote synergy within its funded initiatives: perceptions of participants of the Southern Rural Access ProgramDonald E Pathman
Cecil G, Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 8:263. 2008..S. states to strengthen basic health care services in targeted rural counties...
Sustainability and performance of the National Cancer Institute's Community Clinical Oncology ProgramWilliam R Carpenter
Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7411, 1102A McGavran Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 33:46-54. 2012....
Views about secondhand smoke and smoke-free policies among North Carolina restaurant owners before passage of a law to prohibit smokingLaura A Linnan
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
N C Med J 71:325-33. 2010....
The link tightens between system boards and management: surveyBryan J Weiner
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Trustee 55:34-6. 2002
Communities and hospitals: social capital, community accountability, and service provision in U.S. community hospitalsShoou-Yih D Lee
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7411, USA
Health Serv Res 39:1487-508. 2004....
Adoption and implementation of mandated diabetes registries by community health centersChristian D Helfrich
Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S50-8; quiz S59-65. 2007..This study uses Rogers's model of organizational innovation to explore community health centers' (CHCs') mandated adoption and implementation of disease registries in the federal Health Disparities Collaborative (HDC)...
Building community capacity to participate in cancer prevention researchMartha M McKinney
Community Health Solutions, Inc, Richmond, KY 40475, USA
Cancer Control 13:295-302. 2006
Recruiting participants to cancer prevention clinical trials: lessons from successful community oncology networksMartha M McKinney
Community Health Solutions, Inc, Richmond, KY, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 33:951-9. 2006..To describe the organizational designs and task environments of community oncology networks with high accrual rates to cancer prevention clinical trials...
The effects of leadership and governance processes on member participation in community health coalitionsMaureen E Metzger
INCAE Business School, La Garita, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Health Educ Behav 32:455-73. 2005..Participation costs, however, show no significant direct effect on the level of participation. Perceived personal influence appears to be primarily an outcome of participation rather than an antecedent...
Determinants of implementation effectiveness: adapting a framework for complex innovationsChristian D Helfrich
VA Health Services Research and Development
Med Care Res Rev 64:279-303. 2007..Key determinants include management support and innovation-values fit, which contribute to an organizational "climate" for implementation. We explore the implications for researchers and managers...
