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Skouteris, Helen, Kirkpatrick, Ian, Currie, Graeme, Braithwaite, Jeffrey and Teede, Helena (2019) Are external management consultancies effective in healthcare improvement, do they reflect value for money, and what are the alternative models? Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (11). pp. 1451-1455. doi:10.1111/imj.14634 ISSN 1444-0903.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14634
Abstract
Despite the increasing use and costs associated with external management consultancy for healthcare improvement, there is a paucity of formal evaluations examining impact. This paper aims to: (i) discuss the potential benefits and disadvantages of external consultancies in addressing complex healthcare challenges and delivering healthcare improvement in Australia; and (ii) explore potential alternative models, including internal consultancy and hybrid models delivered through platforms of collaborative expertise. We propose that the substantive reliance on high cost external management consultancies without demonstrating value or benefit, is unsustainable. An integrative approach that embeds research and capacity building within healthcare services may be of value.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Health care reform , Hospital consultants , Consulting firms -- Economic aspects , Health systems agencies | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Internal Medicine Journal | ||||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||
ISSN: | 1444-0903 | ||||||
Official Date: | 11 November 2019 | ||||||
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Volume: | 49 | ||||||
Number: | 11 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1451-1455 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1111/imj.14634 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Skouteris, H., Kirkpatrick, I., Currie, G., Braithwaite, J. and Teede, H. (2019), Are external management consultancies effective in healthcare improvement, do they reflect value for money and what are the alternative models?. Intern Med J, 49: 1451-1455. which has been published in final form at doi:10.1111/imj.14634. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions." | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 15 August 2019 | ||||||
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