Emerging trends in management control and quality improvement in healthcare: A PRISMA Systematic Literature Review

Résumé

Today healthcare management is an accelerating field with the increasing need for more control and growth strategies in the healthcare quality areas. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analyses (PRISMA) methodology, this systematic literature review (SLR) explores new trends in management control and quality improvement in healthcare. Supplementing recent research, this review provides a thematic landscape, methodology trend, and notable findings of innovative approaches and evolving practices in this domain. The introductory content in this review highlights key studies to provide a broad view of the current state of the art regarding new frameworks and interventions for enhancing healthcare quality improvement. The review also contextualizes issues of resource allocation, organizational change and patient care as challenges and implications associated with management control in healthcare settings. This synthesis not only reaffirms key findings, but also provides recommendations for future research to maximize implementation of effective healthcare management practices.

Classification JEL : M41, I18 Paper

Paper type: Theoretical Research