Challenges of Clinical Governance in Risk Management: A Qualitative Study of Teaching Hospitals
Journal Title: مجله راهبردهای مدیریت در نظام سلامت - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Clinical governance is a Framework in which health care provider will be responsible for continuous quality improvement. This study aimed to identify implementation challenges of Clinical governance in the area of risk management. Methods: This is a descriptive-qualitative study. We used Content Analysis method for data analysis. Study environment contained 7 teaching hospitals, and the study population included the hospitals staff engaged in Clinical Governance implementation. Using purposive non-randomised sampling, 18 participants were selected. A semi-structured face-to-face interview was used for data collection. Content Analysis method was used to conceptualize, interpret and analyze the texts and MaxQDA software for data analysis. Results: Our research findings presented two main themes as cultural factors and lack of resources. Conclusion: Promoting management as well as empowering health care providers could act as a key factor in addressing problems related to the implementation of risk management in health care environments. Key words: Risk management, Clinical governance, Qualitative study
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Mohammad Keshvari, Zahra Khansari, Kourosh Rajabkhah, Anahita Almasian, Rodabe Omidifar, Seyed Masood Mousavi
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