Uncovering middle managers' role in healthcare innovation implementation

Uncovering middle managers' role in healthcare innovation implementation

BACKGROUND Middle managers have received little attention in extant health services research, yet they may have a key role in healthcare innovation implementation. The gap between evidence of effective care and practice may be attributed in part to poor healthcare innovation implementation. Investigating middle managers' role in healthcare innovation implementation may reveal an opportunity for...

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