Leveraging Social Network Analysis to Improve the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices and Systems in Healthcare

Authors

Priscilla Arling, Butler UniversityFollow
Bradley N. Doebbeling, Indiana University
Rebekah L. Fox, Texas State University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-4-2011

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2011.285

Abstract

In healthcare, evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates clinical expertise with the best available external evidence from systematic research. Yet even with the aid of technology, implementation of EBP in many settings remains a challenge. This paper combines research from the fields of healthcare implementation science and social networks to present an integrated framework for the study of EBP-related information systems. We explore the application of the framework to a complex healthcare collaborative, the MRSA infection control project, a project intended to foster the implementation of EBP's to reduce the spread of MRSA infections. We also consider how the framework can be used with other theories, to inform EBP-related information system implementations.

Rights

Version of record is available through IEEE.

Recommended Citation

Arling, Priscilla; Doebbeling, Bradley N.; and Fox, Rebekah L., "Leveraging Social Network Analysis to Improve the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices and Systems in Healthcare" (2011). Scholarship and Professional Work - Business. 146.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cob_papers/146