Success rate evaluation of clinical governance implementation in teaching hospitals in Kerman (Iran) based on nine steps of Karsh’s model
Background: One of the ways to improve the quality of services in the health system is through clinical governance. This method aims to create a framework for clinical services providers to be accountable in return for continuing improvement of quality and maintaining standards of services. Objec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587002/ |
| Summary: | Background: One of the ways to improve the quality of services in the health system is through clinical
governance. This method aims to create a framework for clinical services providers to be accountable in return
for continuing improvement of quality and maintaining standards of services.
Objective: To evaluate the success rate of clinical governance implementation in Kerman teaching hospitals
based on 9 steps of Karsh’s Model.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 on 94 people including chief executive officers
(CEOs), nursing managers, clinical governance managers and experts, head nurses and nurses. The required data
were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire containing 38 questions with three-point Likert Scale
(good, moderate, and weak). The Karsh’s Model consists of nine steps including top management commitment to
change, accountability for change, creating a structured approach for change, training, pilot implementation,
communication, feedback, simulation, and end-user participation. Data analysis using descriptive statistics and
Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test was done by SPSS software version 16.
Results: About 81.9 % of respondents were female and 74.5 have a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree. In general,
the status of clinical governance implementation in studied hospitals based on 9 steps of the model was 44 %
(moderate). A significant relationship was observed among accountability and organizational position (p=0.0012)
and field of study (p=0.000). Also, there were significant relationships between structure-based approach and
organizational position (p=0.007), communication and demographic characteristics (p=0.000), and end-user
participation with organizational position (p=0.03).
Conclusion: Clinical governance should be implemented by correct needs assessment and participation of all
stakeholders, to ensure its enforcement in practice, and to enhance the quality of services. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5842 2008-5842 |