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Accountability and Transparency through the Technologization of Practice

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In the last 20 years, professional accountability has evolved significantly (Rose, 1999). Professionals in practice communities (Webb, 2005), public organizations (Hindle et al., 2006) and private enterprises (Blomgren, 2007) have been publicly called to account for their conduct. This is true for health care as for many other industries. Improving the governance and administration of health organizations has for many clinicians, managers and policy makers become a critical issue. This goal has involved addressing the appropriateness, quality and safety of clinical services; the term clinical governance has been coined to encompass this focus (Flynn, 2002).

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Centre for Clinical Governance Research and Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Australia

    Jeffrey Braithwaite (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  2. Manchester Business School, UK

    Paula Hyde (Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Experiential Learning) (Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Experiential Learning)

  3. University of Southampton, UK

    Catherine Pope (Professor of Medical Sociology) (Professor of Medical Sociology)

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Greenfield, D. (2010). Accountability and Transparency through the Technologization of Practice. In: Braithwaite, J., Hyde, P., Pope, C. (eds) Culture and Climate in Health Care Organizations. Organizational Behaviour in Health Care. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230274341_16

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