Undetermined impact of patient decision support interventions on healthcare costs and savings

"Although there is evidence to show that patients choose more conservative approaches when they become better informed, there is insufficient evidence, as yet, to be confident that the implementation of patient decision support interventions leads to system-wide savings."

Undetermined impact of patient decision support interventions on healthcare costs and savings: systematic review
T Walsh, PJ Barr, R Thompson, E Ozanne, C O’Neill, G Elwyn,

BMJ 2014;348:g188

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Organizational impact of evidence-informed decision making training initiatives

"factors before, during and after training can influence the extent of skills and knowledge transfer. Our evaluation went further than previous research by revealing the influence—both positive and negative—of specific organizational factors on extending the impact of training programs."

Organizational impact of evidence-informed decision making training initiatives: a case study comparison of two approaches
F Champagne, L Lemieux-Charles, MF Duranceau, G MacKean, T Reay
Implementation Science 2014, 9:53

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Meeting the challenge: successful employee engagement in the NHS

"Engagement during times of change is vital in order to both inform decision-making and to ensure the buy-in of employees to the process. Through engaging with employees, trust can help unlock their potential for innovation, allowing them to make services safer, more effective and more efficient."

Meeting the challenge: successful employee engagement in the NHS
J Dromey
IPA
April 2014

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Systems to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making

"Some of the identified supports may increase the use of research evidence by decision-makers, which may then lead to more informed decisions, and hopefully to a strengthened health system and improved health."

What supports do health system organizations have in place to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making? a qualitative study
ME Ellen, G Leon, G Bouchard, JN Lavis, M Ouimet, JM Grimshaw
Implementation Science, 2013, 8:84

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Patient online: the road map

"Patient Online describes access by patients to online services (booking and cancelling of appointments, ordering of repeat prescriptions), online communication with the practice and online records."

Patient online: the road map
The Royal College of General Practitioners
March 2013

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