Annotated Bibliography: Leadership in Technology in Healthcare
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Annotated Bibliography: Leadership in Technology in Healthcare
Kumar, R. D. C., & Khiljee, N. (2016). Leadership in healthcare. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, 17(1), 63-75.
The research article in question mainly covers the aspect of leadership in the sector of healthcare. In summation, effectiveness, as an aspect of productive leadership, is imperative within contemporary healthcare settings due to the complex structures they possess as evidenced by the incorporation of information technology in human-oriented care interventions. Nonetheless, the main determinant underpinning the achievement of effective leadership comprises the motivation/incentive to augment the quality of healthcare services provided on a backdrop of increasing healthcare demands as well as the need to ensure increased productivity and efficiency. The article is relevant since it places emphasis on the importance of effective leadership within a contemporary environment.
Nenonen, M. (2011). Special issue on managing radical change in health: Quality, efficiency and equity. Journal of Management Marketing in Healthcare, 4, 5-22.
In this research study, the author looks at the different processes and procedures that leaders in the healthcare industry can implement in order to ensure the provision of quality, effectiveness, and fairness in respect to healthcare services. More specifically, the respective resource focuses on the approaches that stakeholders, particularly the nursing faculty, can apply within the setting of a healthcare provider in order to ensure adequate results in relation to the provision of healthcare services. The article is relevant to the research since it assesses leadership within the healthcare sector in the 21st century as well as other imperative factors, especially the management of change within healthcare institutions and facilities.
Olsen, L. A., Goolsby, W. A., & McGinnis, J. M. (2013). Leadership commitments to improve value in health care: Finding common ground. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.
In this publication, the authors focus on the role that leadership assumes in the healthcare environment. The main argument asserted is that the combination of the primary stakeholders within the respective setting may actually contribute to a significant transformation of the provision of healthcare in most care providers in the United States. Simply, stakeholder groups in the healthcare industry can contribute to quality in healthcare by assisting in the development and the implementation of information. The book is relevant to the research since it offers an informative platform regarding the components responsible for the provision of healthcare services across the United States as well as the significance of technology in achieving quality care.
Ortiz, E., & Clancy, C. M. (2003). Use of information technology to improve the quality of health care in the United States. Health Services Research, 38(2), 11-22.
The following research study focuses on the implications that information technology imposes in the provision of quality healthcare. The basis of the article constitutes the recent developments that characterize the contemporary society, specifically in relation to the adoption of rapid technological advancements. With current studies asserting an increase in cost as well as a decrease in the quality of services provided by healthcare providers, information technology has been established as a factor that can actually alleviate the complex care system from the aforementioned problems. The respective article is relevant to the research since it connects developments in information technology to effects on quality care.
Smith, T. A. (2014). Security leadership in a changing healthcare world. Journal of Healthcare Protection Management: Publication of the International Association for Hospital Security, 30(1), 1-7.
The respective study assesses the significance that security assumes in the dynamic healthcare context. Apart from other aspects related to the field of healthcare, the author argues that focus on the maintenance of physical and network security in care-provider institutions actually contributes significantly to the provision of quality healthcare. However, ensuring that security is a key priority in the healthcare environment requires significant involvement from leaders within the institutions in question. The article is relevant to the research due to its focus on the significance of network and corporeal security in respect to the supply of quality care.
Wickramasinghe, N. (2013). Lean thinking for healthcare. New York, NY: Springer.
In the publication, the author looks
at the increasing developments that characterize the field of healthcare across
the local and international contexts. More specifically, the success of
business practices due to the implementation of lean thinking processes in the
field of business has generated significant interest from institutions from the
current healthcare environment. The argument is that the implementation of lean
thinking and derivative principles such as Six Sigma may actually increase
quality and reduce costs of healthcare services. The respective book is
relevant to the study since it asserts the significance of lean principles in
tackling technological, cultural, and medical issues.
References
Kumar, R. D. C., & Khiljee, N. (2016). Leadership in healthcare. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, 17(1), 63-75.
Nenonen, M. (2011). Special issue on managing radical change in health: Quality, efficiency and equity. Journal of Management Marketing in Healthcare, 4, 5-22.
Olsen, L. A., Goolsby, W. A., & McGinnis, J. M. (2013). Leadership commitments to improve value in health care: Finding common ground. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.
Ortiz, E., & Clancy, C. M. (2003). Use of information technology to improve the quality of health care in the United States. Health Services Research, 38(2), 11-22.
Smith, T. A. (2014). Security leadership in a changing healthcare world. Journal of Healthcare Protection Management: Publication of the International Association for Hospital Security, 30(1), 1-7.
Wickramasinghe, N. (2013). Lean thinking for healthcare. New York, NY: Springer.