Improving the implementation of evidence-based practice: a knowledge management perspective

@article{citeulike:663823, abstract = {Experience of knowledge management initiatives in non-health care organizations can offer useful insights, and strategies, to implement evidencebased practice in health care. Knowledge management offers a structured process for the generation, storage, distribution and application of knowledge in organizations. This includes both tacit knowledge (personal experience) and explicit knowledge (evidence). Communities of practice are a key component of knowledge management and have been recognized to be essential for the implementation of change in organizations. It is within communities of practice that tacit knowledge is actively integrated with explicit knowledge. Organizational factors that limit the development of knowledge management, including communities of practice, in non-health care organizations need to be overcome if the potential is to be achieved within health care.}, author = {Sandars and John and Heller and Richard}, citeulike-article-id = {663823}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00534.x}, issn = {1356-1294}, journal = {Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice}, keywords = {communities\_of\_practice, community-of-practice, cop, cops, km, knowledge-management, knowledge\_management, knowledge\_networks, knowledgemanagement}, month = {June}, number = {3}, pages = {341--346}, posted-at = {2006-07-06 15:18:42}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Improving the implementation of evidence-based practice: a knowledge management perspective}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00534.x}, volume = {12}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:663823 L3 - citeulike-article-id:663823 TI - Improving the implementation of evidence-based practice: a knowledge management perspective JF - Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice VL - 12 IS - 3 SP - 341 EP - 346 PB - Blackwell Publishing SN - 1356-1294 N2 - Experience of knowledge management initiatives in non-health care organizations can offer useful insights, and strategies, to implement evidencebased practice in health care. Knowledge management offers a structured process for the generation, storage, distribution and application of knowledge in organizations. This includes both tacit knowledge (personal experience) and explicit knowledge (evidence). Communities of practice are a key component of knowledge management and have been recognized to be essential for the implementation of change in organizations. It is within communities of practice that tacit knowledge is actively integrated with explicit knowledge. Organizational factors that limit the development of knowledge management, including communities of practice, in non-health care organizations need to be overcome if the potential is to be achieved within health care. KW - communities_of_practice KW - community-of-practice KW - cop KW - cops KW - km KW - knowledge-management KW - knowledge_management KW - knowledge_networks KW - knowledgemanagement AU - Sandars AU - John AU - Heller AU - Richard PY - 2006/06// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00534.x ER -