No magic targets! Changing clinical practice to become more evidence based

Dopson S., FitzGerald L., Ferlie E., Gabbay J., Locock L.

This article focuses on the diffusion and adoption of innovations in clinical practice. The authors are specifically interested in underresearched questions concerning the latter stages of the creation, diffusion, and adoption of new knowledge, namely: What makes this information credible and therefore utilized? Why do actors decide to use new knowledge? And what is the significance of the social context of which actors are a part?

DOI

10.1097/00004010-200207000-00005

Type

Journal article

Journal

Health Care Management Review

Publication Date

01/01/2002

Volume

27

Pages

35 - 47

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