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dc.contributor.authorHovlid, Einar
dc.contributor.authorHusabø, Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorTeig, Inger Lise
dc.contributor.authorHalvorsen, Kjersti
dc.contributor.authorFrich, Jan C
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-07T07:29:33Z
dc.date.available2022-04-07T07:29:33Z
dc.date.created2022-02-26T18:29:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn0277-9536
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2990361
dc.description.abstractExternal inspections constitute a key element of healthcare regulation. Improved quality of care is one of the important goals of inspections but the mechanisms of how inspections might contribute to quality improvement are poorly understood. Drawing on interviews with healthcare professionals and managers and health record data from inspected organizations, we used a realist evaluation approach to explore how twelve inspections of healthcare providers in x= Norway influenced quality improvement. We found that for inspections to contribute to quality improvement, there must be contextual structures present supporting accountability and engaging staff in improvement work. When such structures are present, inspections can contribute to improvement by creating awareness of gaps between desired and current practices, which leads to readiness for change and stimulates intra-organizational reasoning around quality improvement. We discuss our findings using the theory of de- and recoupling, noting how regulators can identify decoupling between intended goals, management systems, practices, and patient outcomes. We further argue that regulators can contribute to a recoupling between these levels by having the capacity to track the providers' clinical performance over time. This will hold the organization accountable for implementing improvement measures and evaluate the effects of the measures on quality of care.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleContextual factors of external inspections and mechanisms for improvement in healthcare organizations: a realist evaluationen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.source.articlenumber114872en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114872
dc.identifier.cristin2005763
dc.source.journalSocial Science and Medicineen_US
dc.identifier.citationSocial Science and Medicine. 2022, 298, 114872en_US
dc.source.volume298en_US


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