Study on Hospital Administrators' Beliefs and Attitudes toward the Practice of Evidence-Based Management. Issue 3 (1st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, Ruiling; Hermanson, Patrick M.; Farnsworth, Tracy J.
• Is Part Of: Hospital topics. Volume 94:Issue 3/4(2016)
• Page Start: 62
• Page End: 66
• Publication Date: 2016-10-01
• Subjects: Attitude -- behavior -- evidence-based management -- hospital administrators; Hospitals -- Administration -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; 362.11068
• DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2016.1258886
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0018-5868

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The authors' purpose was to explore hospital administrators' beliefs and attitudes toward the practice of evidence-based management (EBMgt) and to identify the needs for EBMgt training programs. A cross-sectional, nonexperimental design was utilized. Survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman's correlation. The results showed that hospital administrators had positive attitudes toward the practice of EBMgt. There was a significant correlation between attitudes and percentage of healthcare management decisions made using an evidence-based practice approach ( p < .01). The study findings suggest EBMgt educational training programs would likely help hospital administrators adopt evidence-based practice in management decision-making.