... they felt that the medical responsibility was too heavy. Thomas Andersson can be contacted at: thomas.andersson@his.se Patient‐centred care New public management Risk tradeoffs Risk substitution Risk transformation Patient care Patients Psychiatry Risk management Patient‐centered...

...‐Larsen, 2008). Many healthcare institutions worldwide face demands to improve patient care organization and to develop new models of healthcare services (Tallis, 2006). This is also true in Denmark (Regeringen, 2002). However, such changes in organizational practice are difficult (Crabtree et al...

... and an actual care pathway, the study aims to analyze the conceptualizations of care that actors involved in the actual care pathway have. The study makes suggestions on how to expand care pathways and thereby improve patient care. Design/methodology/approach A care pathway protocol is contrasted...

...) general model of calculation is translated into three pragmatic prerequisites for calculating consumers: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Personal health Consumers Patient care Portals Scandinavia United Kingdom Public sector consumerism is a prominent translation...

... are required for patients with chronic illnesses. Originality/value In contrast with the many studies that report on patients' experiences of illness, the paper provides new insights into the patient experience of health care organization. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Patient care...

...‐centred care. Patient care Information strategy Innovation Health services Denmark There is a widely held assumption that information technology can help in bridging gaps in healthcare and in placing patients at the centre of such care (PITAC, 2001 ; DK, 2003). At the same time...

... 2010 Accounting Medical practice Patient care Knowledge transfer Health services Management accountability Sweden The article approaches accounting as a disciplinary/translating practice using an empirical study of a nurse‐led open day‐care centre (The Centre, in urban Sweden...

... at: rm517@york.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 National Health Service England Health services Partnership Integration Patient care The delivery of improved health is increasingly dependent on the ability of diverse professions, organisations and departments to work...