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What are the reasons for clinical network success? A qualitative study

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Title
What are the reasons for clinical network success? A qualitative study
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BMC Health Services Research, November 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12913-015-1096-5
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Elizabeth McInnes, Mary Haines, Amanda Dominello, Deanna Kalucy, Asmara Jammali-Blasi, Sandy Middleton, Emily Klineberg

Abstract

Clinical networks have been established to improve patient outcomes and processes of care by implementing a range of innovations and undertaking projects based on the needs of local health services. Given the significant investment in clinical networks internationally, it is important to assess their effectiveness and sustainability. This qualitative study investigated the views of stakeholders on the factors they thought were influential in terms of overall network success. Ten participants were interviewed using face-to-face, audio-recorded semi-structured interviews about critical factors for networks' successes over the study period 2006-2008. Respondents were purposively selected from two stakeholder groups: i) chairs of networks during the study period of 2006-2008 from high- moderate- and low-impact networks (as previously determined by an independent review panel) and ii) experts in the clinical field of the network who had a connection to the network but who were not network members. Participants were blind to the performance of the network they were interviewed about. Transcribed data were coded and analysed to generate themes relating to the study aims. Themes relating to influential factors critical to network success were: network model principles; leadership; formal organisational structures and processes; nature of network projects; external relationships; profile and credibility of the network. This study provides clinical networks with guidance on essential factors for maximising optimal network outcomes and that may assist networks to move from being a 'low-impact' to 'high-impact' network. Important ingredients for successful clinical networks were visionary and strategic leadership with strong links to external stakeholders; and having formal infrastructure and processes to enable the development and management of work plans aligned with health priorities.

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Brazil 1 1%
Unknown 72 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 13 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 12%
Researcher 8 11%
Student > Bachelor 6 8%
Other 6 8%
Other 13 18%
Unknown 18 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 22%
Business, Management and Accounting 10 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 11%
Social Sciences 6 8%
Engineering 3 4%
Other 8 11%
Unknown 22 30%
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