Current Evaluation Practices Involving Resource Allocation Processes in Canadian Healthcare Organizations

A Survey of Senior Managers

Authors

  • Neale Smith Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Craig Mitton Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Cam Donaldson Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Stirling Bryan Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Stuart Peacock Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control, and School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.27.001

Abstract

Resource allocation is a key function of senior leadership teams within healthcare organizations. Academic support of this function has traditionally focused on constructing tools to make decisions more formalized, and much less attention has been paid to understanding resource allocation as a management process. In particular, evaluation has been a missing aspect. The authors conducted a pan-Canadian survey of senior managers within the healthcare system. This survey included questions related to formal evaluation of their resource allocation processes and outcomes. We use these data to shed some light upon the state of priority-setting practice in Canada at the present time.

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2012-11-21

How to Cite

Smith, N., Mitton, C., Donaldson, C., Bryan, S., & Peacock, S. (2012). Current Evaluation Practices Involving Resource Allocation Processes in Canadian Healthcare Organizations: A Survey of Senior Managers. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 27(2), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.27.001

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2012): Fall

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Copyright (c) 2012 Neale Smith, Craig Mitton, Cam Donaldson, Stirling Bryan, Stuart Peacock

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