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Research supports better management for better outcomes

26 October 2010

There is a strong association between high quality management and patient outcomes in UK hospitals, the management consultancy McKinsey and Co have claimed. The consultancy, with the London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance, has compared the quality of management at 1,194 hospitals internationally, including 180 in the UK, through detailed interviews with middle-level managers.

This article appeared in the Health Service Journal on October 26, 2010
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Related publications
‘Management in Healthcare: Why Good Practice Really Matters’. Report from McKinsey & Company and the Centre for Economic Performance, October 2010. Authors: Nicholas Bloom, Rebecca Homkes, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen.
Management practices in the NHS, CentrePiece 14 (3), Winter 2010 pages 16-19, by Nick Bloom, Carol Propper, Stephan Seiler and John Van Reenen

Related links
Nicholas Bloom webpage
Rebecca Homkes webpage
Raffaella Sadun webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Management Practices and Organisational Structures Research webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage

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