title: Information Resources for Hospital Administrator Healthcare Management Decision-Making.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify information used by hospital administrators for healthcare management decision-making and what barriers hinder their practice of evidence-based management (EBMgt). A cross-sectional and non-experimental design was utilized. One hundred eight questionnaires were distributed to potential participants. Data analyses were performed using Spearman's correlation. The findings showed that the main resources hospital administrators used for decision-making was organizational data and personal experience. Lack of time was the top barrier to hospital administrators' practice of EBMgt. There was a significant correlation between lack of information searching skills and unfamiliarity with EBMgt (p<0.01) among hospital administrators.
authors.affiliation: Idaho Health SciencesLibrary, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID.
authors.forename: Ruiling
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Kasiska School of Health Professions, Division of Health Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID ( farntrac@isu.edu ).
authors.forename: Tracy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Farnsworth
authors.affiliation: Health Care Administration Program, Kasiska School of Health Professions, Division of Health Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID ( hermpatr@isu.edu ).
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hermanson
keywords: Hospital administrators; barriers; decision-making; evidence-based management; healthcare organizations; information resources; medical librarians